Pharmacoepidemiology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• pharmaco epidemiology : the study of the use and effects of drugs in large populations
• incidence : the number of new cases of a disease in a defined population over a specific time period
• prevalence : the total number of cases (new and existing) in a population at a specific point or over a specific period
• bias : a systematic error in the design, conduct, or analysis of a study that results in an incorrect estimate of the association between exposure and outcome
• specificity : the ability of a test to correctly identify individuals without the disease
• surveillance : the systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of health data to monitor and control diseases
• sensitivity : the ability of a test to correctly identify individuals with the disease
• case control : a study design that compares individuals with a specific outcome (cases) to those without the outcome (controls)
• cohort : a study design that follows a group of individuals over time, comparing those exposed to a particular factor to those unexposed
• epidemiology : the study of the factors that determine the occurrence and distribution of diseases in populations
• protective factors : variables that reduce the risk of disease or mitigate its impact
• screening : the process of systematically testing individuals in a population who may be at risk for a particular disease or condition
• risk factors : the process of identifying and quantifying risk factors associated with the occurrence of diseases
• ecological : the study design that examines associations at the group or population level using aggregate data
• pharmaco vigilance : the process of continuously monitoring and assessing the safety of drugs in real-world populations