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Prevalence  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Period Prevalence
  • Period Prevalences
  • Point Prevalence
  • Point Prevalences
  • Prevalence, Period
  • Prevalence, Point

Note

  • IM general only; coordinate NIM with disease /epidemiol; specify geographic term if pertinent

Scope note

  • The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.

History note

  • 90; was see PREVALENCE STUDIES 1989

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015995

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