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incidence /in·ci·dence/ (-sid-ins) the rate at which a certain event occurs, as the number of new cases of a specific disease occurring during a certain period in a population at risk.
incidence (in´sid n 1. the number of times an event occurs. 2. the number of new cases in a particular period. Incidence is often expressed as a ratio, in which the number of cases is the numerator and the population at risk is the denominator. incidence the rate at which a certain event occurs, as the number of new cases of a specific disease occurring during a certain period. incidence reporting schemes prospective gathering of epidemiological data on incidence of nominated diseases. |
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