KP231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Wiht, Genetic Predisposition, Oatmeal
21 Oct 2018
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The study of the distribution and determinants of disease frequency in man . The study of the occurrence of illness. Epidemiology is not a body of knowledge. Lilienfeld, a: in foundations of epidemiology (1976) The study of the distribution of disease or physiological condition in human populations, and of the factors that in uence this distribution (after mcmahon and pugh, 1970) Last, jm: in a dictionary of epidemiology (1983) The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states and events in populations, and the application of this study r the prevention and control of health problems. (after anderson, 1979) Basic science concerned wiht the patterns of disease frequency in human population. Distribution of disease by person, place, time. Which can be altered and prevent disease from developing. Study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in speci ed population, and the application of this study for the prevention and control of health problems.
