Matching Pairs EpidemiologyOnline version Common words used in epidemiology by Maureen Strauss 1 Calibration 2 Placebo 3 Surveillance 4 Epidemiology 5 Trends 6 Eradication 7 Basic Screening 8 Placebo effect (Hawthorne effect) 9 Pilot study 10 Causality (or Cause and Effect) Positive treatment results based upon the subjects belief about the efficacy of a treatment intervention or subjects’ knowledge that they are being observed Long-term changes or movements in disease patterns and health-related conditions identifies by examining surveillance data a trial run to evaluate how to control the variables before beginning a larger study a treatment which has no therapeutic value (looks, taste, etc.; same in appeal) Standardization of examiners as they apply epidemiologic measurements A particular exposure results in a particular outcome Ongoing observation, persistent watching over, scrutinizing, constant monitoring, and assessing changes in populations related to disease, conditions, injuries, disabilities or death trends Rapid assessment accomplished in a short time by visual detection providing information about gross dental and oral lesions. Elimination of an infectious disease agent through surveillance and containment Study of the nature, cause, control, and determinants of the frequency and distribution of disease, disability, and death in human populations
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