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A community health nurse participating in planning programs for the coming year considers incidence rates to better understand the needs of the community. Which statement below is the most accurate explanation of incidence rates?

A. New cases of a disease or condition in a community over a period of time are included in incidence rates.
B. The number of all cases of a specific disease or condition in a population at a given point in time relative to the population at the same point in time is included in incidence rates.
C. Incidence rate refers to the number of new cases of a disease in those exposed to the disease.
D. The term incidence rate refers to the percentage of deaths in a specific period of time from a specific cause.

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