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Measurement of Burden in a Population, Including Epidemiologic Measures of Occurrence

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Measures of disease are based on three components: the number of cases (numerator) the number of persons at risk (denominator) and the relevant duration of risk. Definition of these measures is straightforward, but measurement in a real population can present challenges for the investigator.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

    Aaron S. Hess & Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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    Alaa Abd-Elsayed

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Hess, A.S., Abd-Elsayed, A. (2019). Measurement of Burden in a Population, Including Epidemiologic Measures of Occurrence. In: Abd-Elsayed, A. (eds) Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99124-5_30

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