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A measure of a part with respect to a whole. Epidemiological rates can be broken into three general categories: crude rates, specific rates, and adjusted rates. A rate measures the probability of occurrence of some particular event. A rate is expressed as: \( x\times k/y \)
x = Number of times an event has occurred during a specific interval of time.
y = Number of persons exposed to the risk of the event during the same interval.
k = 100; 1000; 10.000; 100.000; etc.
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(2008). Rate . In: Kirch, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Public Health. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5614-7_2928
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