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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. epidemiology
  3. disease incidence

Preferred term

disease incidence

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It is differentiated from [disease] prevalence, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Source

  • Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/34033

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