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cabate

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on: Jun 22, 2018
What two factors are combined to measure disease burden?
 
  a. mortality and disability
  b. infection rates and poverty levels
  c. physician visits and pollution levels
  d. daily caloric intake and hospitalization rates

Question 2

An epidemiologist is about to testify to Congress on the findings of comorbidity. Which of the following points will she want to make after reviewing research on comorbidity?
 
  a. Most mental disorders have a biological basis.
  b. Those with severe impairment often have more than one disorder.
  c. We have underestimated the role of toxins as the cause of disorders.
  d. The majority of mental disorders tend to run in families as a result of genetic anomalies.


k2629

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

Answer: a.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b.


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