Incidence
The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases in the population at a given time.
Year introduced: 1990
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Tree Number(s): E05.318.308.985.525.375, N01.224.935.597.500, N06.850.505.400.975.525.375, N06.850.520.308.985.525.375
MeSH Unique ID: D015994
Entry Terms:
- Incidences
- Incidence Proportion
- Incidence Proportions
- Proportion, Incidence
- Cumulative Incidence
- Cumulative Incidences
- Incidence, Cumulative
- Attack Rate
- Attack Rates
- Rate, Attack
- Incidence Rate
- Incidence Rates
- Rate, Incidence
- Person-time Rate
- Person time Rate
- Person-time Rates
- Rate, Person-time
- Secondary Attack Rate
- Attack Rate, Secondary
- Rate, Secondary Attack
- Secondary Attack Rates
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