The following can be used as a yardstick for the assessment of standards of therapy?
Specific death rate
Case fatality rate
Propotional moality rate
Survival rate
ref: Park's 23rd edition pg 58 It is the propoion of survivors in a group (eg: patients) studied and followed over a period. the survival period is usually reckoned from the date of diagnosis or the sta of treatment. mostly applied in cancer studies.
Epidemiology