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sammy

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In general, chronic diseases are likely to have
 
  A) higher incidence than prevalence.
  B) higher prevalence than incidence.
  C) similar incidence and prevalence.
  D) no usual pattern between the two.

Question 2

Prevalence of an illness refers to
 
  A) the proportion of the population that has a disease at a specific time.
  B) the number of new disease cases in a year.
  C) the percentage of new disease cases in a year.
  D) the percentage of total deaths caused by a disease in one year.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A


sammy

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Gracias!

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