Question: The first paper linking asbestos to mesothelioma:
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Reported on a rare tumor among workers in the South African asbestos industry.
Reported on American sailors who worked with asbestos in shipyards during WWII.
Reported on workers from the Manhattan Project who also worked with asbestos to prevent fires during testing.
Reported on asbestos workers in Britain who already had silicosis.
Answer: Reported on a rare tumor among workers in the South African asbestos industry.
Question: Who’s Who Among Asian Americans is an example of a(n)
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encyclopedia.
special dictionary.
biographical aid.
yearbook.
periodical index.
Answer: biographical aid.
Question: Vaccine manufacturers are required to report adverse vaccine events to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and CDC via the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: A student who commits an act of academic dishonesty may face disciplinary action including but not limited to:
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a zero on the assignment
course failure
dismissal from the university
all of the above
Answer: all of the above
Question: In 2010, there were 2,468,435 total deaths in the total US population, with 308,745,538 persons at mid-year (July 1). Of these deaths, 597,689 were due to diseases of the heart and 574,743 were due to malignant neoplasms (cancer). Which cause of death has the higher PMR?
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Malignant neoplasms
Diseases of the heart
It cannot be determined from the data provided in this question.
The PMRs for the two diseases are the same.
Answer: Diseases of the heart
Question: The concept of herd immunity:
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Prevents outbreaks of newly discovered pathogens.
Allows public health officials to plan and implement immunization campaigns.
Does not allow for voluntary immunization programs.
Can only be effective if 100 percent of the population is immunized.
Answer: Allows public health officials to plan and implement immunization campaigns.
Question: In their investigation of the association between smoking and lung cancer, what type of study design did Doll and Hill use?
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Case-control
Cohort
Experimental
All of the above
None of the above
Answer: Cohort
Question: The Colorado dentist who, in 1905, noted that teeth with mottled enamel were resistant to decay was:
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F.L. Robertson
H. Trendley Dean
Frederick McKay
H.V. Churchill
G.V. Black
Answer: Frederick McKay
Question: All of the following statements are true about gerrymandering except:
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A. the term of gerrymandering has been repealed.
B. the term originally came into use to signify a government of Massachusetts named Gerry.
C. the tactic of gerrymandering is used to create districts to the advantage of one political party or another.
D. the use of gerrymandering has been used for racial discrimination.
E. the practice can cause excessive manipulation of the shape of a district.
Answer: A. the term of gerrymandering has been repealed.
Question: People who are physically disabled are able to use the Internet due to:
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A) web Accessibility Standards.
B) closed caption options.
C) braille translations.
D) voice recognition.
Answer: A) web Accessibility Standards.
Question: Which phrasing provides the best interpretation of the incidence proportion you calculated in the previous question? (Assume x indicated the correct number.)
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Residents of the retirement community were diagnosed with osteoporosis at a rate of approximately x per 1000 person-years during 2012.
Approximately x% of the residents of the retirement community without orosis.
Approximately x% of the residents of the retirement community had osteoporosis in 2011.
This phrasing is best since it is expressed as a percentage and clearly indicates the calculation only pertains to newly diagnosed cases in 2012.
Answer: This phrasing is best since it is expressed as a percentage and clearly indicates the calculation only pertains to newly diagnosed cases in 2012.
Question: Evelyn uses online journal databases, Google Scholar, and government websites to locate, sift through, and evaluate available information about the prevalence of childhood obesity. This exercise BEST illustrates which of the following concepts?
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Digital literacy
Hyperconnectivity
Microconnectivity
Interconnectivity
Isolated connectivity
Answer: Digital literacy
Question: Which control selection method does NOT ensure that controls will be population based?
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Random digit dialing.
Door-to-door recruitment.
A list of all friends and co-workers.
A population list, such as for voter registration or telephone directory.
Answer: A list of all friends and co-workers.
Question: Which kind of a design is a case control study?
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Experimental and analytic.
Experimental and descriptive.
Observational and analytic.
Observational and descriptive.
Answer: Observational and analytic.
Question: Descriptive studies, which describe health-related states or events by person, place, and time, allows us to do all of the following except:
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Identify the extent of the public health problem.
Describe the public health problem in a way that can be easily communicated.
Identify who is at greatest risk.
Confirm causal associations.
All of the above are true.
Answer: Confirm causal associations.
Question: When comparing causal pies with the epi triad, component factors are conceptually closest to:
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Agent factors
Host factors
Environmental factors
All of the above may be factors that play a role in the development of disease
Answer: All of the above may be factors that play a role in the development of disease
Question: Any practice, policy, or procedure that denies equality of treatment to an individual or to a group because of gender:
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A. is sexual harassment.
B. is gender discrimination.
C. violates Title VII.
D. violates the Civil Rights Acts of 1964.
E. is considered illegal if engaged in by a private corporation but acceptable if engaged in by the government.
Answer: B. is gender discrimination.
Question: True or False? Common law is derived from legislative action.
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True
False
Answer: False
Question: True or False? Common law is synonymous with legislative decisions.
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True
False
Answer: False
Question: Individuals are selected for inclusion into a case control study based on:
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A. Cases are selected based on their disease under study.
B. Controls are selected who are comparable to cases but must not have the disease under study.
C. Cases are selected only if they have the exposure of interest; controls with the exposure of interest are excluded from the study.
A and B only.
All of the above.
Answer: A and B only.
Question: Nancy is considering using a website source that talks about why buying a certain software program is the right choice for people like her who work in the Human Resources. The source is sponsored by the organization that produces the software program. Nancy is writing about the use of technology in Human Resources and its impact on productivity for one of her business degree courses. The resource is not a course resource that she use scholarly articles from journals. Why is this source fine to use, is it requires due to the _________.
Answer Choices:
The source is not an informational source that focuses on facts; it focuses on propaganda.
All of the above.
Answer: All of the above