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age structure
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pattern of proportions of diff age groups within a population
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birth rate
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number of babies born in a year for every 1,000 members of a population
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census
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periodic head count of the entire population of a country
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death rate
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number of deaths in a year for every 1,000 members of a population
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demographic transition
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theory that human populations tend to go through specific demographic stages and these stages are tied to a societies economic development
stage 1: birth and death rates high stage 2: birth rates high death rates decline stage 3: birth rates and death rates decline stage 4: low birth rate and low death rate-only most industrialized nations us, western europs come to this |
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demography
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scientific study of population
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epidemiology
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study of the origin and spread of diesease within a population
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healing role
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set of social expectations reguarding how a doctor should behave
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infant mortality rate
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the number of deaths amount infants less then 1 year old for every 1000 live births
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life expectancy
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average number of ayears a group of people can expect to live
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living will
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advance intructions about waht someone wants doctors to do in the event of a terminal illness
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marraige rate
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number of marraiges in given year for every 1,000 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 reguarding how an ill person should behave
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vital statistics
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info abour births, marraiges, and migrations into and out of a country
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