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Disease Attack Rate

  • See Also
  1. Epidemiology Rates
  2. Disease Incidence Rate (Incidence)
  3. Disease Prevalence Rate (Prevalence)
  4. Mortality Statistics (Leading Causes of Death, Mortality Vital Statistics)
  • Definition
  1. New cases of specific disease per population at risk
  2. Expressed as percentage
  3. Specific Incidence rate over a limited time interval
  • References
  1. Hennekens (1987) Epidemiology Medicine, p.54-98