Calculating incidence rates and prevalence proportions: not as simple as it seems

• Main Authors: Inge Spronk (Author), Joke C. Korevaar (Author), René Poos (Author), Rodrigo Davids (Author), Henk Hilderink (Author), François G. Schellevis (Author), Robert A. Verheij (Author), Mark M. J. Nielen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Incidence rates and prevalence proportions are commonly used to express the populations health status. Since there are several methods used to calculate these epidemiological measures, good comparison between studies and countries is difficult. This study investigates the impact...