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rlane42

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on: Jun 22, 2018
In addition to describing the distribution of disorders in populations, epidemiological research is also important for____.
 
  a. analyzing the possible causal factors that contribute to disorders
  b. describing treatment effectiveness for disorders
 c. protecting the rights of research participants
 d. encouraging the development of new treatments for disorders

Question 2

A school psychologist was concerned with the number of children being diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). If she were interested in learning how many new cases of ADHD had been diagnosed within the last two years, she will look at ____.
 
  a. concordance rates
  b. incidence rates
 c. sampling rates
 d. prevalence rates


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Anton

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

b


rlane42

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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