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Incidence measures:

A disease has an incidence of 50 per 100,000 per year and an average duration of 2 years. The approximate prevalence is:

A cohort study follows:

The relative risk (RR) of lung cancer for smokers vs. nonsmokers is 20. This means:

In a case-control study, the appropriate measure of association is:

An epidemic curve with a sharp peak suggests:

Confounding in epidemiology occurs when:

The number needed to treat (NNT) of 25 means:

Selection bias in a cohort study might occur when:

Hill's criteria for causation include all of the following EXCEPT:

A screening test with high sensitivity will:

A screening test has 90% sensitivity and 80% specificity. In a population where 10% have the disease, what is the positive predictive value (PPV)?

A p-value of 0.03 means:

A 95% confidence interval for a mean difference is (2.1, 8.5). This means:

Type I error is:

When is the median a better measure of central tendency than the mean?

The power of a statistical test is:

Which measure describes the proportion of disease in a population that could be prevented by eliminating an exposure?

In a meta-analysis, a forest plot shows:

Adjusting for confounders in a multivariable regression model means:

Social determinants of health include all of the following EXCEPT:

Health equity differs from health equality in that equity means:

In the United States, Medicare primarily serves:

Primary prevention aims to:

The 'inverse care law' states that:

A health impact assessment (HIA) is used to:

Which country spends the most on healthcare per capita while having worse health outcomes than many peer nations?

The 'tragedy of the commons' applies to public health when:

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) differs from traditional research by:

Structural racism affects health through:

Herd immunity is achieved when:

The basic reproduction number (R0) of a disease represents:

Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) measure:

The epidemiological transition describes:

Particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is associated with:

The One Health approach recognizes that:

Antimicrobial resistance is accelerated by all of the following EXCEPT:

Lead poisoning primarily affects children through:

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is significant because:

Climate change affects public health through all of the following pathways EXCEPT: