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Arii_bell

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When comparing the body mass index (BMI) of obese women in two cities, it would be an erroneous assumption for the nurse to think that, based on these averages, since the average BMI of City A was higher than that of City B,
 
  a woman in City A will have a higher BMI than a woman in City B. This assumption is referred to as:
  A. An odds ratio
  B. An ecological fallacy
  C. A causality
  D. Relative risk

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A public health official reports that the weekly influenza rate for a city in Oregon is 12.5. This rate does not take into account smoking status, so it is a(n)
 
  A. Independent rate
  B. Mortality rate
  C. Dependent rate
  D. Morbidity rate


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paavo

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A


Arii_bell

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

xiaomengxian

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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