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14 Cards in this Set
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age structure
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pattern of the proportions of different age groups w/in a population
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birth rate
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number of babies born in a year for every 1000 members of pop
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census
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head count of entire population
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death reate
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number of deaths in a year for every 1000 members
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demographic transition
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theory that human populations tend to go thru specific stages and they are tied to ecomonic development
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demograhy
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scientific study of population
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epidemiology
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study of origin and spread of disease w/in a population
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healing role
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set of social expectations regarding how a doctor should behave
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infant mortality rate
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number of deaths among infants less than 1 year for every 1,000 births
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living will
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advance instructions about someone wants doctors to do incase of terminal illness
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marriage rate
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number of marriages in given year for 1000 people
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sex ratio
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number of males per 100 females
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sick role
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set of social expectations regarding how an ill person should behave
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vital statistics
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info about births, marraiges, deaths and migrations in and out of country
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