NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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Question
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The term for the number of infant deaths before age one is:
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infant mortality
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infant morbidity
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survivorship
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infant life expectancy
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Definition: Infant mortality rate is the probability of a child born in a specific year or period dying before reaching the age of one, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of that period.
Detailed explanation-2: -In demography, child mortality refers to the death of children under the age of five while infant mortality refers to the death of those under the age of one.
Detailed explanation-3: -Infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths in a particular year per 100 live births during that year.
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