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Artigos Originais • Rev. Saúde Pública 7 (4) • Dec 1973 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101973000400002   copy

Relation between prevalence, incidence and average duration of disease

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A derivation of the relation Pt = I. d where: Pt = pointprevalence; I = incidence; d = average durantion of disease is presented given the disease is stable, that is, the incidence and duration remained constant over time.

Epidemiology; Prevalence; Incidence

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