DH 202 MIDTERM EXAM
The study of disease in a target population is called ________.
A. Etiology
B. Causality
C. Epidemiology
D. Naturalization
E. All of these - ANSWERS-Epidemiology
What publication is a compilation of cogent issues currently studied?
A. Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report
B. Healthy People 2000
C. Call to Action
D. Healthy People 2010
E. None of these - ANSWERS-Mortality and Morbidity Weekly
Report
The prevention agenda for the United States is discussed in which
publication?
A. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
B. Healthy People 2010
,C. Global Oral Data Bank
D. Prevention USA
E. None of these - ANSWERS-Healthy People 2010
What source contains oral epidemiological data from around the
world?
A. Prevention International
B. Federation Dentaire Internationale
C. Global Oral Data Bank
D. International Federation of Dental Hygienists
E. None of these - ANSWERS-Global Oral Data Bank
A risk marker is an attribute that is associated with the increased
probability of disease but is not considered to have a causal role.
A. True
B. False - ANSWERS-True
A risk indicator is a modifiable attribute that is known to be
associated with a health condition.
A. True
B. False - ANSWERS-True
, Causality means that a particular exposure results in a particular
outcome.
A. True
B. False - ANSWERS-True
Observational studies can be conducted to infer causality.
A. True
B. False - ANSWERS-True
Establishing risk is the same as establishing causality.
A. True
B. False - ANSWERS-False
The number of all existing cases of a disease in a population
measured at a given point is called ________.
A. Incidence
B. Prevalence
C. Morbidity
D. Mortality
E. None of these - ANSWERS-Prevalence
The study of disease in a target population is called ________.
A. Etiology
B. Causality
C. Epidemiology
D. Naturalization
E. All of these - ANSWERS-Epidemiology
What publication is a compilation of cogent issues currently studied?
A. Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report
B. Healthy People 2000
C. Call to Action
D. Healthy People 2010
E. None of these - ANSWERS-Mortality and Morbidity Weekly
Report
The prevention agenda for the United States is discussed in which
publication?
A. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
B. Healthy People 2010
,C. Global Oral Data Bank
D. Prevention USA
E. None of these - ANSWERS-Healthy People 2010
What source contains oral epidemiological data from around the
world?
A. Prevention International
B. Federation Dentaire Internationale
C. Global Oral Data Bank
D. International Federation of Dental Hygienists
E. None of these - ANSWERS-Global Oral Data Bank
A risk marker is an attribute that is associated with the increased
probability of disease but is not considered to have a causal role.
A. True
B. False - ANSWERS-True
A risk indicator is a modifiable attribute that is known to be
associated with a health condition.
A. True
B. False - ANSWERS-True
, Causality means that a particular exposure results in a particular
outcome.
A. True
B. False - ANSWERS-True
Observational studies can be conducted to infer causality.
A. True
B. False - ANSWERS-True
Establishing risk is the same as establishing causality.
A. True
B. False - ANSWERS-False
The number of all existing cases of a disease in a population
measured at a given point is called ________.
A. Incidence
B. Prevalence
C. Morbidity
D. Mortality
E. None of these - ANSWERS-Prevalence
