Epidemiological methods
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Texts and literature in [[epidemiology]] often make use of [[jargon]] related to '''epidemiological methods''' without reference to their actual definition.
A number of basic concepts recur with particular frequency:
* [[Hazard ratio]], also known as the Incidence Rate Ratio
* [[Odds ratio]]
* [[Risk ratio]]
* [[Relative risk]], a generic term for Rate Ratio, Risk Ratio, and sometimes the Odds Ratio.
== Measures ==
# Measures of [[occurrence]]
## [[incidence (epidemiology)|Incidence]] measures
### [[Incidence rate]], where cases included are defined using a [[case definition]]
### [[Hazard rate]]
### [[Cumulative incidence]]
## [[Prevalence]] measures
### [[Point prevalence]]
### [[Period prevalence]]
# Measures of [[Association (statistics)|association]]
## Relative measures
### [[Risk ratio]]
### [[Rate ratio]]
### [[Odds ratio]]
### [[Hazard ratio]]
## Absolute measures
### [[Risk/rate/incidence difference]]
### [[Attributable risk]]
#### [[Attributable risk in exposed]]
#### [[Percent attributable risk]]
#### [[Levin’s attributable risk]]
# Other measures
## [[Virulence]] and [[Infectivity]]
## [[Mortality rate]] and [[Morbidity]]
## [[Case fatality]]
## [[Sensitivity (tests)]] and [[Specificity (tests)]]
==See also==
* [[Study design]]
* [[Epidemiology]]
* [[OpenEpi]]
* [[Epi_Info]]
==External links==
* [http://www.Epidemiologic.org/ Epidemiologic.org] Epidemiologic Inquiry online weblog for epidemiology researchers
* [http://www.epidemiologic.org/forum/ Epidemiology Forum] A discussion and forum community for epi analysis support and fostering questions, debates, and collaborations in epidemiology
* [http://www.cebm.net/toolbox.asp The Centre for Evidence Based Medicine] at Oxford maintains an on-line "Toolbox" of [[evidence based medicine]] methods.
* [http://www.epimonitor.net/index.htm Epimonitor] has a comprehensive list of links to associations, agencies, bulletins, etc.
* [http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/epidem/epid.html Epidemiology for the Uninitiated] On line text, with easy explanations.
* [http://www.sph.unc.edu/nccphp/training/ North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness Training] On line training classes for epidemiology and related topics.
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