Principles Of Epidemiology

Front 1

Why population data?

Back 1

1.) Allows generalization beyond group studied
2.) Needed for statistical inference (estimating parameters of health, morbidity, and mortality

Front 2

For ______-frequency diseases need large numbers of at-risk individuals

Back 2

Low

Front 3

Epi research needs _____ data sets

Back 3

large

Front 4

These refer to the _____ and ____ of epidemiologic data
-Nature of data
-Availability of data
-Completeness of population coverage (representativeness and thoroughness)
-Strengths vs. limitations

Back 4

quality and utility

Front 5

____ _____ ______ affects possible types of statistical analyses and inferences used

Back 5

nature of data

Front 6

Relates to investigator's access
-Medical records and data with personal identifiers (requires releases from individual patients)
-Data with personal identifiers/ characteristics stripped

Back 6

availability of data

Front 7

These types of surveys are available from government and research organizations
-data tapes, compact disks, internet

Back 7

Population surveys

Front 8

This type of data is responsible for identifying characteristics modified to protect individual's privacy

Back 8

Perturbed data (released by some organizations)

Front 9

Which criteria of quality and utility of epi data is being described
**Generalizability of data:
-Clearly defined population base or
-Unspecified mixture of different populations
-Representative of target study population
-Omission (major subdivision of population include low socioeconomic stats individuals and minority groups)

Back 9

Representativeness or external validity

Front 10

Which criteria for quality and utility of epi data is being described?
** All cases of particular health phenomenon included?
-Subclinical cases?
-Only sever cases
-likely substantial numbers of unreported cases?

Back 10

Thoroughness