Epidemiology and Asthma

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Epidemiologic Thinking

Numerator ÷ Denominator ÷ Time

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Common Design Features of Epidemiological Studies

GATE (an acronym for study design)

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Measures of Dis-ease Frequency

Incidence & Prevalence

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Measures that Compare Dis-ease Frequencies

Risk Ratios & Risk Differences

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Non-Random Error (Bias) in Epidemiological Studies

RAMBOMAN – are the measurements correct?

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Random Error in Epidemiological Studies

95% confidence intervals – are the measurements correct?

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Epidemic

The occurrence of ‘dis-ease’ is clearly in excess of normal

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Pandemic

An epidemic occurring in many countries

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asthma attack(s)