Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following is usually an aim of epidemiology?
Selected
Answer:
E.
All of the
above
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
True or False? Environmental and occupational health problems are a specialization of
epidemiology.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
True or False? The epidemiologic and clinical descriptions of a disease are different.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
True or False? The study of diseases linked to harmful physical energy, such as ionizing
radiation, would be outside the scope of epidemiology.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
True or False? In current thinking, the term epidemic is used only to describe outbreaks of
infectious disease.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following activities characterizes a clinical approach (as opposed to an
epidermiologic approach)?
Selected
Answer:
A.
Description of specific signs and symptoms in a patient
Response
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Question 7
2 out of 2 points
True or False? Most of the time, epidemiologic researchers confront a problem that has a
clear etiologic basis.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
True or False? The Framingham Heart Study, begun in 1948, pioneered research into
coronary heart disease risk factors.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
Question 9
2 out of 2 points
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.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
True or False? John Snow is credited with developing the smallpox vaccination.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Response
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Question 11
2 out of 2 points
Cyclic variations in the occurrence of pneumonia and influenza mortality may reflect:
Selected
Answer:
A.
seasonal variations in cases of
influenza.
Question 12
2 out of 2 points
True or False? The 1918 Influenza Pandemic is also known as “the Mother of All
Pandemics.”
Selected
Answer:
Tru
e
Question 13
2 out of 2 points
True or False? An example of operations research is using epidemiology to plan the
placement of health services in a community.
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 14
2 out of 2 points
There has been an increase in the number of epidemiologic studies reported in medical
journals because:
Selected
Answer:
A.
they interest the public and physicians concerned with
preventive medicine.
Question 15
2 out of 2 points
Using epidemiology for operational research involves:
Selected
Answer:
A.
study of community health
services
Question 16
2 out of 2 points
The phases of the policy cycle include:
Selected
Answer:
D.
all of the
above
Question 17
2 out of 2 points
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.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Question 18
2 out of 2 points
What factors should be considered in measuring long-term changes in disease frequency
over time?
Selected
Answer:
D.
All of the
above
Question 19
2 out of 2 points
True or False? An important risk factor for the population is always important for the
individual.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Question 20
2 out of 2 points
The difference between primary and secondary prevention of disease is:
Selected
Answer:
A.
primary prevention means control of causal factors, while secondary
prevention means early detection and treatment of disease.
Question 21
2 out of 2 points
According to the natural history of disease model, the time before the precursors of
disease and the host interact is called the period of:
Selected
Answer:
A.
Prepathogenesis
Response
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Question 22
2 out of 2 points
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.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Question 23
2 out of 2 points
Which form of prevention takes place after the precursors of disease interact with the
host?
Selected
Answer:
D.
Both A and
B
Question 24
2 out of 2 points
True or False? John Cassel argued that the agent, host, and environment triad provided
an adequate explanation for chronic diseases of non-infectious origin.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
e
Question 25
2 out of 2 points
Increases in lung cancer mortality, especially among women, illustrate which of the
following trends in disease occurrence?
Selected
Answer:
A.
A new epidemic
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