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Mr. Wonderful

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Which statement is true about mortality rates? Mortality rates
 
  a. Are informative only for fatal diseases
  b. Provide information about existing disease in the population
  c. Are calculated using a population estimate at year-end
  d. Reveal the risk of getting a particular disease

Question 2

An example of an attack rate is the
 
  a. Number of cases of cancer recorded at a medical center
  b. Number of people who died of cholera in India in a given year
  c. Number of beef cattle inoculated against mad-cow disease on a farm
  d. Proportion of people becoming ill after eating at a fast-food restaurant


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steff9894

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

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D


Mr. Wonderful

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Gracias!

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