Chapter 18 & 19 Quiz

A modifiable attribute associated with a disease in cross-sectional or limited longitudinal study.

Conducting experimental studies to establish causation is not practical, observational studies may be used to infer it.

Multifactorial approach includes host, agent, and determinants.

The ____ contains oral epidemiologic data world-wide.

Refers to only new cases of disease within a population

Most common areas for oral cancer are floor of the mouth and tonsils

The capacity of a test to accurately identify the absence of a disease or condition

Procedures and controls used in conducting a study that affect accuracy

Consistency of a measure to present the same result when it is repeated

____ studies are used to answer questions about the presence of a disease within a population.

Microbial factor that causes the disease

Causality means that a cause-and-effect relationship has been established, risk is the poss. that an event may not occur

A study that compares previous data from two or more populations

External factors that contribute to disease transmission

Numeric expression of existing cases of disease in a population

The constant presence of disease in a particular area

The occurrence of disease, suddenly and rapidly spreading.

Disease crosses international borders

Defined as factor that brings about change in health.

Non-Experimental Studies show occurrence of health and disease as they naturally occur in a population.

What teeth are early childhood caries most evident in?

Ability of a test to accurately identify the presence of a disease or condition when the disease is in fact present

A modifiable attribute known to be associated with a health condition

Primary means of surveillance in the US is active surveillance. Active surveillance, staff collects data in the field.

An attribute that is associated with an increased probability of disease.

This type of study is interventional, conditions of the study are manipulated to affect the outcome.

The study of nature, cause, frequency and distribution of disease and death in the population.

Simplest form of measurement

The extent of disease or injury in a population is morbidity

Expression of disease in a population that uses standardized denominator and consists of a time dimension.

Study that uses one group with a condition and another without it

Study that describes the extent of a disease in a population

____ is the most prevalent chronic disease in both kids and adults

Caries is significantly a preventable disease.

Study of one population over extended period of time

Ability of a measure to accurately classify people with and without disease

Organism that houses the disease

Means that a particular exposure results in a particular outcome