Question

Epidemiology class

1. The natural history of disease refers to the time course of disease from its beginning to its final clinical endpoints. true or false?

2. Reliability is synonymous with precision, whereas validity is synonymous with accuracy. true or false?

3. Tertiary prevention is directed toward the later stages of pathogenesis and involves programs for restoring the patient’s optimal functioning.  true or false?

4. Screening for disease provides only preliminary information that needs to be followed by diagnostic information. true or false?

5. Although a measure that is invalid can be reliable, it is never possible for a measure that is unreliable to be valid. true or false?

Answer 1