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Pneumococcal Disease
Caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), it is the leading cause of bacteremia, meningitis, and bacterial pneumonia. Pneumococcal disease is most common in the very young, the elderly, and certain high risk groups such as ind... |
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Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine 23 (PPV-23)
A vaccine to help prevent serious pneumococcal disease recommended for adults 65 years or older and for anyone aged two to 64 with long-term health problems. This vaccine protects against 23 strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae . |
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Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs caused by a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection. Lobar pneumonia affects a section (lobe) of a lung. Bronchial pneumonia (or bronchopneumonia) affects patches throughout both lungs. Bacterial pneumonia in adults... |
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Point Prevalence
The measure of a disease or condition in a population at a given point in time. |
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Poisoning
The condition or physical state produced by the ingestion of, injection of, inhalation of, or absorption of a substance which interferes with normal body functions. Two primary groups of poisons exist: chemicals never intended to be ingested or inhaled (s... |
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Poisson Distribution
The pattern usually followed by a set of results in which the measurements are counts. It is a special case of the binomial distribution (see Negative Binomial Distribution ) in which the number of indivi... |
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Poisson Regression
Statistical analyses for data that follow a Poisson distribution, which is the pattern usually followed by a set of results in which the measurements are counts and has the assumption that the variance of an outcome is equal to its mean. Poisson regressio... |
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Polio
A highly infectious viral disease that affects the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord and may result in paralysis. |
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Polypharmacy
This identifies the number of dispensed medications in a given time frame (e.g.: per year). MCHP research examples include: persons taking six or more different medications per year (Kozyrskyj et al., 2005); the proportion of personal car... |
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Polyvalent
Capable of counteracting more than one agent (such as a toxin or antigen). |
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Poor Coding Hospitals
Identifies hospitals that use service codes to identify the number of cases and days designated non-acute, compared to the number of long term Revenues days (chronic care, respite and panelled days) reported to Manitoba Health. If the ratio of the non-acu... |
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Population
See Manitoba Population. |
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Population Aging
A demographic term used to define the age structure of a given population. In any given year, population age can be calculated as the percent of a population age 65 years and older. Depending on the purpose, changes in population age can be calculated usi... |
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Population Attributable Risk
Population Attributable Risk Percent (PAR %) is used to report: the proportion of cases in the population that is attributable to the exposure. the proportion of cases in the population that could be prevented if the risk factor was elimin... |
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Population Based Rates
These are rates that are based on the population of Winnipeg residents or on the population of Manitoba. In Roos et al. (1996), they calculated rates for the population of Manitoba measured at the midpoint of the year. For rates which require a number... |
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Population by Regional Health Authority (RHA)
Population numbers for each Regional Health Authority (RHA) in Manitoba. |
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Population by Winnipeg Community Area (CA)
Population numbers for each Winnipeg Community Area (CA). Population numbers for each CA in 1998 are available from the Winnipeg Community Areas (CA) concept. |
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Population Count Data
The Population Count data provides annual snapshots (numbers) of the Manitoba population, taken from the Manitoba Health Insurance Registry as of June 30 each year. Data is available from 1975 forward. The data is categorized by age, sex, postal code and... |
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Population Density Rule
A census definition used to distinguish between urban and rural areas. "Urban" represents continually built up areas with a population concentration of at least 1,000 and a population density of 400 persons or more per square kilometre (per 256 acres) bas... |
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Population Health
Measuring and reporting the health status of the population. |
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