Prevalence

whiel incidence measures the frequency with which new disease develops, prevalence measures the frequency of existing disease. It is simply defined as the propostion of the total population that is diseased.

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Authors Aschengrau, A., & Seage, G. R.
ISBN 978-1284028911
PublicationTitle Essentials of epidemiology in public health
PublicationType Edited Book
PublicationYear 2013
Publisher Jones & Bartlett Publishers
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Category Epidemiology
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Provided by: EJP NOVA project
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Last Updated 29 April 2020, 02:22 (CEST)
Created 26 November 2019, 18:14 (CET)