Sociology.txt

Which of the following nations has the lowest-infant mortality rate?

Sweden
Compared with whites, blacks have higher death rates from:

Heart disease, diabetes, cancer
Morbidity

Rate of illness
What counts as "healthy" or "ill" depend to an extent on cultural context.

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Incidence

Number of cases of a specific disorder occurring within a given population during a stated period of time
Prevalence

Number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time.
Epidemic

When new cases in a given population during a given period, substantially exceed what is "expected"

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Sociology.txt

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Updated

2012-04-24T19:57:52Z