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The ratio of the number of cases possessing a property (numerator) to the total number of cases observed (denominator). For example, if 5 out of 20 girls participated in a workshop, the proportion of girls participating in the workshop is 5 divided by 20, which is .25.
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| proportion |
A percent of the whole (ie, number of deaths/population).
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| proportional assist v. |
positive pressure ventilation in which the ventilator can sense the patient's level of inspiratory flow and deliver pressure support to achieve a given tidal volume.
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| proportional c. |
a gas-filled radiation detection tube in which the pulse produced is proportional to the number of ions formed in the gas by the primary ionizing particle; thus it is possible to discriminate among radiations of different energies or types.
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| proportional hazards m. |
Cox proportional hazards m.
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