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

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Incidence  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases in the population at a given time.

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