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Chapter 4, The Magnitude of the Problem

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This is a long and detailed chapter but full of useful information. You will see these statistics again throughout your courses in the program. I would like you to pay close attention to the vocabulary list in Box 4.1 to start building your professional vocabulary. Again, these terms will be addressed in later courses. Also pay close attention to the section about the burden of disease in selected populations.