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CASE-FATALITY RATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-05-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Epidemiology
- Demography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- case fatality rate
1, record 1, English, case%20fatality%20rate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CFR 2, record 1, English, CFR
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- case-fatality rate 3, record 1, English, case%2Dfatality%20rate
correct
- CFR 4, record 1, English, CFR
correct
- CFR 4, record 1, English, CFR
- case fatality ratio 2, record 1, English, case%20fatality%20ratio
correct
- CFR 5, record 1, English, CFR
correct
- CFR 5, record 1, English, CFR
- fatality rate 6, record 1, English, fatality%20rate
correct
- lethality rate 7, record 1, English, lethality%20rate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The proportion of all people with a disease who die from it during a given period. 8, record 1, English, - case%20fatality%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Some authors use "death rate" and its synonym "mortality rate" to refer to the case-fatality rate, even though these terms correspond to another concept. 8, record 1, English, - case%20fatality%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
case fatality rate; case-fatality rate; fatality rate: terms approved by Entraide Traduction Santé. 9, record 1, English, - case%20fatality%20rate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Épidémiologie
- Démographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- taux de létalité
1, record 1, French, taux%20de%20l%C3%A9talit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- taux de mortalité clinique 2, record 1, French, taux%20de%20mortalit%C3%A9%20clinique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proportion de l'ensemble des personnes atteintes d'une maladie qui en meurent pendant une période donnée. 3, record 1, French, - taux%20de%20l%C3%A9talit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Certains auteurs utilisent «taux de mortalité» pour désigner le taux de létalité, même si ce terme fait référence à une autre notion. 3, record 1, French, - taux%20de%20l%C3%A9talit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Epidemiología
- Demografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tasa de letalidad
1, record 1, Spanish, tasa%20de%20letalidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tasa de mortalidad específica 2, record 1, Spanish, tasa%20de%20mortalidad%20espec%C3%ADfica
correct, feminine noun
- índice de letalidad 3, record 1, Spanish, %C3%ADndice%20de%20letalidad
correct, masculine noun
- letalidad 4, record 1, Spanish, letalidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cociente entre el número de fallecimientos a causa de una determinada enfermedad en un período de tiempo y el número de afectados por esa misma enfermedad en ese mismo período. 3, record 1, Spanish, - tasa%20de%20letalidad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tasa de letalidad; tasa de mortalidad específica: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el "Diccionario de términos médicos", de la Real Academia Nacional de Medicina de España, señala que, para referirse a la "tasa de letalidad", también es posible hablar de la "tasa de mortalidad específica". 5, record 1, Spanish, - tasa%20de%20letalidad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tasa de letalidad: No confundir con "tasa de mortalidad", que el "Diccionario de términos médicos", de la Real Academia Nacional de Medicina de España, define como "proporción entre el número de fallecidos en una población durante un determinado lapso de tiempo y la población total en ese mismo período". 6, record 1, Spanish, - tasa%20de%20letalidad
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