The first “E” in P.E.R.I.E. stands for

Surveillance systems are only necessary during a bioterrorist event.

A payment mechanism in which clinicians charge insurance companies and/or patients for each patient visit or procedure.

The greater the confidence interval, the lower the likelihood of random error.

Which of these is the leading health problem in the U.S.?

The British Physician Study followed a large cohort of British physicians to establish a link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer.

Systems thinking is only useful if we understand the way feedback loops act to influence the operation of the system.

Which of these is NOT a conclusion of the Global Burden of Disease project?

The FDA designated tobacco as a drug.

Bariatric surgery has been very effective in treating morbidly obese individuals.