a) Each year, 2.2 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed, including about 1 million cases of skin cancer. b) Investigators reported in a recent cross sectional study of 215 HIV-positive subjects receiving antiretroviral therapy that 11 subjects showed signs or symptoms of hepatotoxicity. c) In 1997, an estimated 64,207 people sustained nonfatal firearm-related injuries and were treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms. d) In 1997, 33% of firearm-related injuries resulted in death. e) A recent cohort study comparing ACE-inhibitor users to Ace-inhibitor nonusers showed that 50 ACE-inhibitor developed a cough during 2470 person-years of follow-up.
a) Each year, 2.2 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed, including about 1 million cases of skin cancer. b) Investigators reported in a recent cross sectional study of 215 HIV-positive subjects receiving antiretroviral therapy that 11 subjects showed signs or symptoms of hepatotoxicity. c) In 1997, an estimated 64,207 people sustained nonfatal firearm-related injuries and were treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms. d) In 1997, 33% of firearm-related injuries resulted in death. e) A recent cohort study comparing ACE-inhibitor users to Ace-inhibitor nonusers showed that 50 ACE-inhibitor developed a cough during 2470 person-years of follow-up.
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Transcribed Image Text:1. Identify each of the following risk measures as either a prevalence, a cumulative
incidence, or an incidence rate.
a) Each year, 2.2 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed, including about 1 million
cases of skin cancer.
b) Investigators reported in a recent cross sectional study of 215 HIV-positive subjects
receiving antiretroviral therapy that 11 subjects showed signs or symptoms of
hepatotoxicity.
c) In 1997, an estimated 64,207 people sustained nonfatal firearm-related injuries and were
treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms.
d) In 1997, 33% of firearm-related injuries resulted in death.
e) A recent cohort study comparing ACE-inhibitor users to Ace-inhibitor nonusers showed
that 50 ACE-inhibitor developed a cough during 2470 person-years of follow-up.
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