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== Measures ==

Epidemiologist are famous for their use of rates. Each measure serves to characterize the disease giving valuable information about contagiousness, incubation period, duration, and mortality of the disease.

=== Measures of [[occurrence]] ===

# [[incidence (epidemiology)|Incidence]] measures

## [[Incidence rate]], where cases included are defined using a [[case definition]]

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## [[Period prevalence]]

=== Measures of [[Association (statistics)|association]] ===

# Relative measures

## [[Risk ratio]]

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* [[Epidemiology]]

* [[OpenEpi]]

* [[Epi_InfoEpi Info]]

==External links==

* [http://www.Epidemiologic.org/ Epidemiologic.org] Epidemiologic Inquiry online weblog for epidemiology researchers

* [http://www.epidemiologic.org/forum/ Epidemiology Forum] A discussion and forum community for epi analysis support and fostering questions, debates, and collaborations in epidemiology

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* [http://www.sph.unc.edu/nccphp/training/ North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness Training] On line training classes for epidemiology and related topics.

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==References==

<references/>Austin, Donald F., and S. B. Werner. Epidemiology for the health sciences a primer on epidemiologic concepts and their uses. Springfield, Ill: C. C. Thomas, 1974. Print.

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