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Readers not making a formal study of epidemiology will often see the names of epidemiological methods quoted without reference to their actual definition.
Measures[]
- Measures of occurrence
- Incidence measures
- Incidence rate, where cases included are defined using a case definition
- Hazard rate
- Cumulative incidence
- Prevalence measures
- Incidence measures
- Measures of association
- Relative measures
- Risk ratio
- Rate ratio
- Odds ratio
- Hazard ratioalso known as the Incidence Rate Ratio
- Absolute measures
- Risk/rate/incidence difference
- Attributable risk
- Attributable risk in exposed
- Percent attributable risk
- Levin’s attributable risk
- Relative measures
- Other measures
- Virulence and Infectivity
- Mortality rate and Morbidity
- Case fatality
- Sensitivity (tests) and Specificity (tests)
See also[]
- Epidemiology
- Relative risk, a generic term for Rate Ratio, Risk Ratio, and sometimes the Odds Ratio.
- Study design
External links[]
- Epidemiologic.org Epidemiologic Inquiry online weblog for epidemiology researchers
- Epidemiology Forum A discussion and forum community for epi analysis support and fostering questions, debates, and collaborations in epidemiology
- The Centre for Evidence Based Medicine at Oxford maintains an on-line "Toolbox" of evidence based medicine methods.
- Epimonitor has a comprehensive list of links to associations, agencies, bulletins, etc.
- Epidemiology for the Uninitiated On line text, with easy explanations.
- North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness Training On line training classes for epidemiology and related topics.
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