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• The proportion of a population that has a particular condition that began during a given time period the rate covers. It measured on of three ways: attack rate, incidence density rate, or cumulative incidence risk.

  Georgia Department of Public Health - Cite This Source - This Definition
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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Incidence Rate. (n.d.). Glossary of HAI Terms. Retrieved February 9, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/incidence-rate.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Incidence Rate. dph.georgia.gov. Glossary of HAI Terms. Georgia Department of Public Health. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/incidence-rate (accessed: February 9, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Incidence Rate." Glossary of HAI Terms. Georgia Department of Public Health. 9 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/incidence-rate.

• The proportion of a population that has a particular condition that began during any given time period the rate covers. It is measured one of three ways: attack rate, incidence density rate, or cumulative incidence risk.

  Washington State Department of Health - Cite This Source - This Definition
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  Cite Definition for Incidence Rate

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Incidence Rate. (n.d.). Healthcare Associated Infections Glossary. Retrieved February 9, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/incidence-rate.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Incidence Rate. www.doh.wa.gov. Healthcare Associated Infections Glossary. Washington State Department of Health. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/incidence-rate (accessed: February 9, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Incidence Rate." Healthcare Associated Infections Glossary. Washington State Department of Health. 9 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/incidence-rate.

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