Look up: Epidemiology

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   Epidemiology
   Study of the distribution of disease, or other health-related states and events in human populations, as related to age, sex, occupation, ethnicity, and economic status in order to identify and alleviate health problems and promote better health.
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   epidemiology
   1. The study of the interrelationships between a given pathogen, the environment, and groups or populations of the relevant hosts. 2. The study of epidemics.
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   epidemiology
   The study of diseases as they affect populations, including the distribution of disease or other health-related states and events in human populations, the factors (e.g., age, sex, occupation, and economic status) that influence this distribution, and the application of this study to control health problems.
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   Epidemiology
   The changes in the numbers of cases of disease in relation to time and space.
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   Epidemiology
   A branch of medical science concerned with the occurrence, distribution and control of diseases in populations. Epidemiologists collect and examine medical data and spot health trends to establish which diseases are on the increase and where, which treatments work and which do not.
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   Epidemiology
   The science of disease in populations (Vanderplank, 1963); the study of the development and spread of disease and of the factors affecting these processes.
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   Epidemiology
   The study of the distribution and incidence of disease and illness within the population.
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   epidemiology
   [n] - the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease
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   epidemiology
   the study of the incidence of disease in the population. For example, epidemiologists might seek to discover the differing incidence of cancer between men and women.
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    Epidemiology
    The study of the distribution of disease and of the factors which determine it within a population.
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    Epidemiology
    The statistical study of disease within large groups of people or populations
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    epidemiology
    Study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations and the application of this study to control of health problems.
    Found on http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/iupacgloss
    
    
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    epidemiology
    (Learning Modules / Geography / Geography of health) The science of the distribution, occurrence and spread of disease.
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    Epidemiology
    Epidemiology is the science devoted to the statistical study of categories of persons and the patterns of diseases from which they suffer, with the aim of determining the events or circumstances causing these diseases.
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    Epidemiology
    The study of disease in human populations.
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    Epidemiology
    Epidemiology is the science devoted to the statistical study of categories of persons and the patterns of diseases from which they suffer, with the aim of determining the events or circumstances causing these diseases.
    Found on http://www.bio.hw.ac.uk/edintox/glossall
    
    
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    Epidemiology
    The study of a disease as it affects groups of people.
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    Epidemiology
    Medical science concerned with the occurrence and distribution of disease in human populations
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    Epidemiology
    The study of the distribution and determinants of diseases in populations.
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    EPIDEMIOLOGY
    the medical discipline that studies the influence of such factors as the life style, biological constitution and other personal or social determinants on the incidence and distribution of disease; -DDMG Category: Management in the public and private sector • the study of determinants of the frequency of disease in man.The two main types of epidemiological studies of chronic disease are...
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    Epidemiology
    The study of the occurrence of infectious diseases, their origins and pattern of spread through a population.
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    Epidemiology
    Ep`i·de`mi·ol'o·gy noun [ Epidemy + -logy .] (Medicine) That branch of science which treats of epidemics.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/54
    
    
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    epidemiology
    <study> The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states and events in populations and the control of health problems, the study of epidemic disease. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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    epidemiology
    noun the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease
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    Epidemiology
    `Epidemiology` is the study of factors affecting the health and illness of populations, and serves as the foundation and logic of interventions made in the interest of public health and preventive medicine. It is considered a cornerstone methodology of public health research, and is highly regarded in evidence-based medicine for identifying risk factors for disease and determining optimal treatment approaches to clinical practice. The work of ...
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