Here are some specific examples that might help you to get a handle on the differing meanings of incidence and prevalence. Incidence tells you how many people were diagnosed with a particular disease ...

OBJECTIVES Though atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important cause of cardiovascular morbidity, there are few large epidemiological studies of its prevalence, incidence, and risk factors. The ...

Image analysis was performed using OsiriX V.4.6 (Bernex ... no deaths related to other pancreatic disorders were recorded within the study cohort. This study assessed the prevalence and incidence of ...

Background Robust epidemiological data regarding population incidence and prevalence of functional neurological disorder (FND) would be helpful with regards to resource allocation and planning for ...

Objectives To determine the trends in incidence, prevalence and mortality of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a US population over four decades. Methods We identified all the patients with SLE in ...

Contemporary estimates of the incidence and prevalence are lacking, and no previous study has assessed treatment patterns at a population level. This study aims to address this. Methods We extracted ...

The mean incidence per 100 000 people in HES was 1.99 (95% CI 1.87 to 2.11) and 1.53 (1.42 to 1.64) per 100 000 person-years in THIN. The prevalence in THIN was 27.1 (25.4 to 28.9) per 100 000 ...