Incidence refers to
A)the likelihood that a disorder will be found in another culture.
B)the number of people who develop new cases of the disorder in a given time period.
C)the proportion of a population that has a disorder now.
D)the likelihood that a person will have a disorder given that they have a particular characteristic.

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Incidence refers to the number of people who develop new cases of the disorder in a given time period. It is not related to the likelihood of finding a disorder in another culture, the current proportion of the population with the disorder, or the likelihood of having a disorder based on a particular characteristic.

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