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Haya94

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on: Jul 10, 2018
Presently 60 of all deaths in America are caused by __________.
 
  a. infectious diseases
  b. diseases of old age
  c. accidents
  d. crime-related injuries

Question 2

Mortality rates are measures of the ___________.
 
  a. amount of births per 1,000 deaths in a population
  b. crude death rate divided by the number of events
  c. probability of dying within a given period of time
  d. population at risk for a certain illness


bigcheese9

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: c


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