HSCI 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mervyn Susser, Brian Macmahon, Edwin Chadwick
17 Mar 2016
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Maternal cafeine consumption & risk of miscarriage: a prospective study. Interview data not robust open to recall bias. Miscarriage rate typical in the general pop. Relative risks in the 1-2 range should be treated with caution. Other studies have shown no link b/w cafeine and miscarriage rates. To be able to create an intervention/treatment; prevent disease. Something that makes a diference; includes al determinants of health outcomes. Epidemiology- focuses on the occurrence of disease rather than on the natural history or some other aspect of the disease. Aims to ind causes of diseases & explain pattern of disease occurrence across pop & groups. Way of thinking & logically structuring scientiic inquiry in public health. Epi" & demos" = the study of people" began with sanitary era. Sanitary era- edwin chadwick: miasma theory. Foul emanation from soil, water, air cause all diseases.
