Use the following facts to compute and label appropriate measures of morbidity. (a) In 2000, in the
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Use the following facts to compute and label appropriate measures of morbidity.
(a) In 2000, in the United States, there were 1560 cases of Malaria. The estimated population of the United States as of July 1, 2000, was 281,422,000. [SOURCE: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Summary of Notifiable Diseases, United States, 2000. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Vol. 49, No. 53, June 14, 2002, and Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2002 (118th edition), U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC, 2002, Table Nos. 18 and 174 (A-20).]
(b) In 2000, in the United States, there were 17,730 reported cases of Lyme disease. The estimated population of the United States as of July 1, 2000, was 281,422,000. [SOURCE: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Summary of Notifiable Diseases, United States, 2000. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Vol. 49, No. 53, June 14, 2002, and Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2002 (118th edition), U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC, 2002, Table Nos. 18 and 174 (A-20).]
(c) In 1999, in Ohio, there were 436,000 estimated current users of marijuana. The estimated population of Ohio as of July 1, 2000, was 11,335,000. [SOURCE: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999, and Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2002 (118th edition), U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC, 2002, Table Nos. 18 and 183 (A-21).]
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Biostatistics A Foundation For Analysis In The Health Sciences
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