HLTH 503 Quiz 1
HLTH 503 Quiz 1: Components of Epidemiology
- True or False? Molecular epidemiology applies the techniques of molecular biology to epidemiologic studies.
- True or False? The 1918 Influenza Pandemic is also known as “the Mother of All Pandemics.”
- True or False? The study of diseases linked to harmful physical energy, such as ionizing radiation, would be outside the scope of epidemiology.
- True or False? Socrates popularized the notion that the environment is associated with human disease.
- True or False? Environmental and occupational health problems are a specialization of epidemiology.
- Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as opposed to an epidermiologic approach)?
- Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality may reflect:
- True or False? Most of the time, epidemiologic researchers confront a problem that has a clear etiologic basis.
- True or False? One of William Farr’s contributions to public health and epidemiology included the development of a more sophisticated system for codifying medical conditions.
- True or False? John Snow is credited with developing the smallpox vaccination.
- True or False? The Framingham Heart Study, begun in 1948, pioneered research into coronary heart disease risk factors.
- Which of the following activities characterizes an epidemiologic approach (as opposed to a clinical approach)?
- True or False? An example of operations research is using epidemiology to plan the placement of health services in a community.
- True or False? An important risk factor for the population is always important for the individual.
- True or False? The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey is a continuing probability survey of physicians who practice in public settings such as V.A. centers.
- True or False? High firearm death rates and homicide rates are indicators of adverse conditions within the community.
- What factors should be considered in measuring long-term changes in disease frequency over time?
- The phases of the policy cycle include:
- True or False? The existence of a dose-response relationship, that is, an increase in disease risk with an increase in the amount of exposure, does not support the view that an association is a causal one.
- The difference between primary and secondary prevention of disease is:
- There has been an increase in the number of epidemiologic studies reported in medical journals because:
- According to the natural history of disease model, the time before the precursors of disease and the host interact is called the period of:
- True or False? John Cassel argued that the agent, host, and environment triad provided an adequate explanation for chronic diseases of non-infectious origin.
- Using epidemiology for operational research involves:
- Increases in lung cancer mortality, especially among women, illustrate which of the following trends in disease occurrence?