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contexts > demography > vital statistics > morbidity

... > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > vital statistics > morbidity

contexts > population characteristics > demography > vital statistics > morbidity

... > public health > epidemiologic methods > data collection > vital statistics > morbidity

Preferred term

morbidity

Definition

Morbidity refers to the absence of health, including physical and psychological well-being. In medical decision making, one cares about morbidity in the following three constructs: (1) the baseline incidence or prevalence of morbidity in the absence of an intervention; (2) the decrease in morbidity in the presence of an efficacious, effective, and cost-effective prevention or treatment intervention; and, in some cases, (3) the increase in morbidity because of an intervention, in terms of adverse events. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Morbidity]

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vital statistics

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/morbidity

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