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... > Investigative Techniques > Epidemiologic Methods > Data Collection > Vital Statistics > Morbidity > Prevalence
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Epidemiologic Methods > Data Collection > Vital Statistics > Morbidity > Prevalence
... > Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Methods > Data Collection > Vital Statistics > Morbidity > Prevalence
... > Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Methods > Data Collection > Vital Statistics > Morbidity > Prevalence
... > Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Quality of Health Care > Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms > Data Collection > Vital Statistics > Morbidity > Prevalence
... > Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Quality of Health Care > Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms > Data Collection > Vital Statistics > Morbidity > Prevalence
... > Information Science > Information Management > Data Collection > Vital Statistics > Morbidity > Prevalence
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Demography > Vital Statistics > Morbidity > Prevalence
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Vital Statistics > Morbidity > Prevalence
... > Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Vital Statistics > Morbidity > Prevalence
... > Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Vital Statistics > Morbidity > Prevalence

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Prevalence  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.

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