true incidence
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftrueandincidence
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true
adjective
uk/truː/us/truː/
(especially of facts or statements) right and not ...
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incidence
noun[C usually singular]
uk/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/us/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/
an event, or the rate at which ...
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(Definition oftrueandincidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoftrue incidence
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Even using an active surveillance system it is possible to underestimate thetrueincidence.
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However, further studies are urgently needed to establish thetrueincidenceof karyotypic anomalies in fetuses with isolated lesions.
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There is no doubt that auscultation is unreliable in the diagnosis of residual patency and probably has underestimated thetrueincidence.
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Because patients may be asymptomatic, thetrueincidenceof isolation of one subclavian artery is unknown.
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The allowance for fetal distress almost certainly reflects the lack of precision in diagnosis rather than itstrueincidence.
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Analysis of the white cell blood count, including a differential count, is recommended in all children in order to assess thetrueincidenceof this adverse effect.
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The probability that the mean underestimated thetrueincidencewas only 33 % and it is therefore more likely that the true incidence is lower than the simulation mean.
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They are not in a form which would enabletrueincidencerates to be estimated.
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Since human brucellosis is difficult to diagnose either by clinical or laboratory methods it would be impossible to obtain exact information about itstrueincidence.
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Thetrueincidenceof violence to wives and children is difficult to ascertain.
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Until this is resolved it will not be possible to determine thetrueincidenceor prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome.
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Information from the general household survey is used to assess thetrueincidenceof burglaries and thefts in dwellings.
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Unfortunately, data on thetrueincidenceof cardiomyopathy are hard to come by.
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That might help to show thetrueincidenceof the disease.
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Approximately 200 cases of trichorrhexis invaginata (bamboo hair) have been reported in the literature, but thetrueincidenceis not known.
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Thetrueincidenceis unknown, but is estimated at 1:25,000 live births.
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Yet another commented that itstrueincidenceis not appreciated because most cases are cured by circumcision, and unfortunately many surgeons still fail to send their circumcision specimens for histology.
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