Iranian Journal of Surgery

Understanding Prevalence and Its Calculation

Document Type : Surgerical Research

Author

Seyed Abbas Mirmalek

Assistant Professor of General Surgery, Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Branch

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijs.2025.738063
Abstract
Prevalence refers to the total number of existing cases of a specific disease within a defined population during a specified period. This measure includes both previously existing and newly diagnosed cases.1,3,5-7

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Iranian Journal of Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 4
January 2026

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