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The practice of eliminating unwanted variation a priori (before the fact), eg, predicting a future condition from a control chart and then applying corrective action before the predicted event transpires
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| prevalence |
The number of instances of a given disease or other condition in a given population at a designated time. The term usually refers to the situation at a specified point in time.
Ãâó: www.cvdinfobase.ca/cvdbook/En/Glossary.htm
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| prevention |
intended to protect against disease by preventing it from occurring, reducing the risk of its occurrence, or limiting its extent or sequelae (eg, immunization, hospital infection control program, fluoridated water supply)
Ãâó: www.nlm.nih.gov/archive/20040831/nichsr/ta101/ta10...
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| prevalence |
The total number of persons living with a specific disease or condition at a given time.
Ãâó: www.hivportland.org/resources/acronyms.html
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| prevalence rate |
The number of current cases of a condition or illness at one time, divided by the total number of people who may be at risk for the illness or condition.
Ãâó: www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/Publications/Baseline/gloss...
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