The first weight of the fetus or newborn obtained after birth. This weight is best measured within the first hour of life before significant postnatal weight loss occurs. A person in the population or study group identified as having a specific health problem or disease of interest. A set of standard criteria for deciding whether a person has a particular disease or health-related problem.
Criteria can be clinical, laboratory or epidemiologic.
The probability of death among diagnosed cases of a specific health problem or disease. The CFR is defined as number of deaths due to the disease in a specified time period divided by the number of cases of the disease during the same period. In practice the CPR is generally reported on women who are currently married or in union, which should be stated accordingly. The number of live births in a given period per 1,000 people in the same period. Usually expressed per year.