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HEALTH POPULATION DATA Part Two What are odds ratios and relative risks?

This lesson is part of a series designed to educate nurses about numerical data. Students will answer questions and interact with graphics to understand the objectives defined. Part II defines odds ratios and relative risks.

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Discuss the importance of numerical odds and risk levels with health professionals. ...

Keywords:: patients, rate ratios, rates, omissions, health, nurses, relative risks, reference group, formula, populations, errors, healthcare, medications, Epidemiologists, government, systems, percent differences, responsible, frequency counts, causes, meds, safety, responsibility, commissions, odds ratios, Target groups, health care

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Science and Technology / Health Sciences / Nursing

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Material Type:: Tutorial
Date Added to MERLOT:: January 15, 2009
Date Modified in MERLOT:: February 6, 2015
Author:: Diane Ruth Lauver, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Submitter:: Eileen Horn
Primary Audience:: College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website, Flash

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States

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