Following can be used as a yardstick for the assessment of standards of therapy ?: (A) Specific death rate, (B) Case fatality rate, (C) Propoional moality rate, (D) Survival rate
Answer is D. Ans. is `d' i.e., Survival rate Survival rate o It is the propoion of survivors in a group (e.g. of patients) studied and followed over a period of time. o It is a method of describing prognosis in ceain disease conditions. o Survival experience can be used as a yardstick for the assessment of standard of therapy. o Survival rates have received special attention in cancer studies.