Epidemiology for Public Health Practice

  1. Define the following terms:

• a.crude death rate
• b.age-specific rate
• c.cause-specific rate
• d.proportional mortality ratio (PMR)
• e.maternal mortality rate
• f.infant mortality rate
• g.neonatal mortality rate
• h.fetal death rate and late fetal death rate
• i.fetal death ratio
• j.perinatal mortality rate
• k.postneonatal mortality rate
• l.crude birth rate
• m.general fertility rate
• n.age-adjusted (standardized) rate
• o.direct method of adjustment
• p.indirect method of adjustment
• q.standardized mortality ratio (SMR)

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