Epidemiology of disease – concepts used in describing the disease effects on a population
Framing
- Population-level disease measures (incidence, prevalence, attack rate, case fatality) each describe a distinct aspect of disease occurrence and impact, while standardisation and attributable risk measures allow fair comparison and quantification of a specific exposure's contribution to disease burden across populations that might otherwise differ in age structure or other confounding factors
- Correctly distinguishing these related but distinct measures is essential to interpreting epidemiological literature and public health surveillance data accurately
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