Title: standard morbidity ratio
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - standard morbidity ratio
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.16102
Status: current

Definition
Ratio of the number of patients with a particular disease observed in a study group or population to the total number of people in the group or population multiplied by \(\pu{100}\).

Note
This ratio is usually expressed as a percentage.

Related Term
- disease: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/15644

Source
- PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. 'Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1313 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779071153)

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Citation: Citation: 'standard morbidity ratio' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.16102
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