Meaning epidemiology
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The study of populations in order to determine the frequency and distribution of diseases, and then to measure the risks of those diseases.
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Epidemiology focused specifically on patients with diseases of clinical importance.
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The study of the patterns, causes, and control of disease in groups of people.
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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.
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Épidemiologie
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The study of the way that diseases spread within a group
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the study of the relationships of various factors determining the frequency and distribution of diseases in the human community; also the field of medicine dealing with the determination of specific c [..]
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"study of epidemics, science of epidemic diseases," 1850, from Greek epidemios, literally "among the people, of one's countrymen at home" (see epidemic) + -logy. Related: Epid [..]
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The study of the causes and prevention of disease.
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The branch of medical science that deals with the study and distribution and control of a disease in a population.
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The study of the occurrence and causes of health effects in human populations. An epidemiological study often compares two groups of people who are alike except for one factor such as exposure to a ch [..]
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study of how disease spreads and can be controlled.
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The study of epidemic disease, including its spread, causes and methods of control.
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The study of the causes, distribution, control and prevention of disease. Epidemiologists collect and examine medical data and spot health trends to establish which diseases are on the increase and wh [..]
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The branch of medical science that deals with the study of incidence and distribution and control of a disease in a population.
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The study of the patterns and causes of health and disease in populations, and the application of this study to improve health.
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The study of the patterns and causes of health and disease in populations, and the application of this study to improve health.
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The study of the frequency and determinants of disease across populations.
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The study of biological, social, and economic factors associated with disease and health.
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Study concerned with all ecological aspects of a disease to explain its transmission, distribution, prevalence, and incidence. epidemiology
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The study of the distribution and incidence of diseases and disorders. See incidence- relative risk.
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Epidemiology is the area of study concerned with disease and health issues. The prevalence, incidence, distribution patterns, and treatment of disease are all components in epidemiology. How a disease [..]
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The study of patterns of human health and illness and associated factors at the population level.
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The statistical study of patterns of disease in a population.
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The study of how often diseases and other health conditions occur in different groups of people and why. It includes the study of health-related measurements (e.g. pesticide exposure or vitamin defici [..]
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(French : épidémiologie) Study of the different factors that intervene in the onset and evolution of diseases.
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The study of the patterns, causes, spread and control of disease in populations.
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The study of the spread of disease, or disease patterns at the population [herd/flock] level. Epidemiologists are often sent to investigate outbreaks. Source: CDC
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The study of the distribution of diseases in populations and of factors that influence the occurrence of disease. Epidemiologists consider how many people have a condition, where they are located, and what genetic, geographic, and environmental factors they share.
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The study of the incidence of disease and death in populations; the key science for assessing the risks of smoking.
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A branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population; the sum of the factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease or pathogen.
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the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations; and the application of this study to the control of health problems.
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Epidemiology is the study of factors that affect the health and illness of populations.
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The study of disease and risk among human populations.
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(n) the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease
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Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events (including disease), and the application of this study to the control of diseases and other health pro [..]
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The study of factors that have an impact on health and diseases by collecting and analyzing statistical data. In the field of cancer, epidemiologists are studying how many people have cancer; who gets [..]
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The study of a disease that deals with how many people have it, where they are, how many new cases develop, and how to control the disease.
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The study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations.
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The study of the various factors, patterns, and causes which determine the frequency of a disease on the human community.
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Scientific discipline studying the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population. Includes the study of factors affecting the progress of an illness, and, in the case of many chronic [..]
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The study of populations. Regional and National cancer registries record all cancers enabling population based studies in cancer to be carried out. Knowing how many people get a type of cancer out of the overall population provides the information needed to calculate incidence rates.
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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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Study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations. Epidemiology is the basic quantitative science of public health.
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Research to try to establish whether there is a statistical association between selected groups of people with certain types of EMF exposure and particular diseases.
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n. epidemiología
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The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in populations, and the application of this study to control of health problems (from Last, 1988).
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The study of the distribution and determinants of disease or health status in a population; the study of the occurrence and causes of health effects in humans.
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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 allevi [..]
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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 all [..]
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The study of the occurrence and causes of health effects in human populations. An epidemiological study often compares two groups of people who are alike except for one factor, such as exposure to a c [..]
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Field of Medicine concerned with the determination of causes, Incidence, and characteristic Behavior of Disease Outbreaks affecting Human Populations. It includes the interrelationships of host, agent [..]
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The epidemiological evaluation of the Role of inherited causes of Disease in Families and in Populations; it aims to detect the Inheritance Pattern of a particular Disease, localize the Gene and find [..]
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The application of Molecular Biology to the answering of epidemiological questions. The examination of patterns of changes in DNA to implicate particular Carcinogens and the use of molecular markers t [..]
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The Science concerned with the benefit and Risk of Drugs used in Populations and the analysis of the outcomes of Drug Therapies. Pharmacoepidemiologic data come from both clinical trials and Epidemiol [..]
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The study of the distribution, causes, and clinical characteristics of disease or health status in a population.
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Field of medicine concerned with the determination of causes, incidence, and characteristic behavior of disease outbreaks affecting human populations. It includes the interrelationships of host, agent [..]
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The application of molecular biology to the answering of epidemiological questions. The examination of patterns of changes in DNA to implicate particular carcinogens and the use of molecular markers t [..]
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The study of the distribution and determinants of health and disease in human populations. Equine-derived
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The study of the patterns, causes, and control of disease in groups of people.
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The study of diseases and how they occur at a population level. Epidemiologists study the frequency and distribution of diseases among populations.
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the study of the frequency and distribution of disease in human populations.
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The branch of medical science that deals with the study of incidence and distribution and control of a disease in a population. [5]
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The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations.
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the branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, spread, and control of disease
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The branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population.
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A study of the relationships of various factors determining the incidence and prevalence of mastitis in a herd. Epithelial cells:
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 The study of how often disease occurs in different groups of people and why (ie the investigation of diseases as they affect whole populations, not individuals)
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A branch of medicine that studies epidemics (diseases that affect significant numbers of people during the same time period in the same locality). The objective of epidemiology is to determine the fac [..]
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The study of disease in a particular group of people; includes analysing how many people have a disease, where they are and how to control the spread of the disease.
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The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, distribution and control of disease.
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The branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease in populations.
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The study of distribution and determinants of disease.
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Epidemiology is the branch of medicine that deals with the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations. Epidemiology studies the distribution of diseases in populations an [..]
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The study of the occurrence and distribution of disease within a population.
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The study of the spread of diseases within and between populations.
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The science that deals with the study of disease in a general population (e.g., Kawasaki Syndrome). Determination of the incidence (rate of occurrence) and distribution of a particular disease (by age [..]
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The study of the health of populations and communities, not just particular individuals.
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The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems.
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The science concerned with the study of the factors determining and influencing the frequency and distribution of disease, injury and other health-related events and their causes in a defined human po [..]
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Study of infectious diseases and disease-causing agents on the population level in a parasitological context. It seeks to characterize the disease’s patterns of distribution and prevalence and the fac [..]
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is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations and the application of study results to control health problems.
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the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events (including disease), and the application of this study to the control of diseases and other health problems
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  The study of the different factors that determine how often, in how many people, and in which people will disease occur.
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The 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.
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The study of the causes, distribution, control and prevention of disease.
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The study of the incidence, distribution, and control of disease, and trends in health, as applied to the whole community. Evaluation (AG)
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The study of the distribution and determinants of health problems. 
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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.
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The study of health-related states or events in defined populations, including the study of the determinants influencing such states, and the application of this knowledge to promote well-being.
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The study of how often diseases occur in different groups of people and why
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|Epidemiology
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the study of the incidence and distribution of diseases for the purpose of control and prevention.
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The study of illness in the population.
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The study of the patterns, causes, and control of disease in groups of people. Epidemiological studies can be used to better understand potential causes of Parkinson's disease. Essential [..]
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The study of how and why diseases occur in different populations.
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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 medic [..]
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The branch of medical science concerned with all of the factors that determine health-related conditions or events (including diseases). Epidemiological research helps us understand how health problems are changing and affect our society and economy.
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