Choose the incorrect answer. Clinical data sources include:
hospital data
diseases treated in special clinics
immunization records of pupils in school
data from physicians' records
An abrupt drop in mortality due to a specific disease from one year to the next is most likely due to:
Answers: incorrect listing of cause of death by the physician on the death certificate
coding mistake when using the International Classification of Disease (ICD) system
A and B
a change in the International Classification of Disease (ICD) system
fewer older persons dying from chronic diseases each year
Descriptive epidemiology characterizes the amount and distribution of disease within a population and enables the researcher to:
make direct tests of etiologic hypotheses
generate testable hypotheses regarding etiology
evaluate trends in health and disease within a population
All of the above
B and C only
What data source has the advantage of being almost nearly complete in the U.S.?
Reportable disease statistics
Mortality statistics
Birth statistics
B and C
Age-specific and age-adjusted mortality rates by sex in the United States generally show the following sex differences:
Answers: Rates for males are higher than rates for females from birth to age 85 and older.
Rates for females are higher than rates for males from birth to age 85 and older.
Rates for males are higher than rates for females from age 6 to age 85 and older.
Rates for males are equal to rates for females during the first 5 years of life.
C and D