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| THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF A HEALTH RELATED CONDITION. |
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| - FOR A PARTICULAR CONDITION REFLECTS THE PERCENTAGE OF PERSONS WITH THE CONDITION WHO DIE AS A RESULT OF IT. |
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| THE IDEA THAT ONE EVENT IS THE RESULT OF ANOTHER EVENT. |
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| A SCHEMATIC OR VERBAL PICTURE OF THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS THAT EXIST AMONG CONCEPTS. |
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| BROAD CATEGORIES OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE HEALTH AND ILLNESS. |
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| THE STUDY OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS WITHIN A POPULATION, FACTORS THAT DETERMINE THE POPULATION'S HEALTH STATUS, AND USE OF THE KNOWLEDGE GENERATED TO CONTROL THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH PROBLEMS. |
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| THE CLIENT SYSTEM AFFECTED BY THE PARTICULAR CONDITION UNDER INVESTIGATION. |
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| THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES OF A PARTICULAR CONDITION IDENTIFIED DURING A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME. |
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| A GLOBAL OVERVIEW OR EXPLANATION OF A DISCIPLINE. |
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| THE RATIO OF THE NUMBER OF CASES OF A DISEASE OR CONDITION TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE POPULTAION. |
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| THE RATIO OF THE NUMBER OF DEATHS IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN A GIVEN POPULATION. |
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| GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP A PARTICULAR HEALTH PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. |
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| THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY A PARTICULAR CONDITION AT A SPECIFIED POINT IN TIME. |
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| THE PROBABILITY THAT A GIVEN INDIVIDUAL WILL DEVELOP A SPECIFIC CONDITION. |
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| THE EXTENT OF ONE'S ACCESS TO AND PARTICIPATION IN RELATIONSHIPS THAT CAN PROVIDE ONE WITH THE NECESSITIES FOR LIFE. |
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| THE PROPORTION OF PEOPLE WITH A GIVEN CONDITION REMAINING ALIVE AFTER A SPECIFIC PERIOD (USUALLY 5 YEARS). |
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| THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME FROM DIAGNOSIS OT DEATH. |
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| INCLUDES THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM AN INTERVENTION PROGRAM AND AT WHOM THE PROGRAM IS AIMED. |
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