The risk of acquiring a given disease during a time period is best determined by:   A. the mortality rate from that disease in the 0-4 age group.   B. the incidence rate (cumulative incidence) for that disease in a given period of time.   C. a spot map that records all cases of the disease in the past year.   D. the period prevalence for that disease during the past year.

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  1. The risk of acquiring a given disease during a time period is best determined by:

      A.

    the mortality rate from that disease in the 0-4 age group.

      B.

    the incidence rate (cumulative incidence) for that disease in a given period of time.

      C.

    a spot map that records all cases of the disease in the past year.

      D.

    the period prevalence for that disease during the past year.

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