PBHL 3101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Cohort Study, Phenome, Fallacy
10 Feb 2017
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Chapter 4 descriptive epidemiology: patterns of disease, person, place, time. Descriptive epidemiology- classifies the occurrence of disease according to the variables of person(who is affected, place (were the condition occurs), and time (when and over what time period the condition has occurred). Descriptive epidemiologic study- is one that is concerned with characterizing the amount and distribution of health and disease within a population. Descriptive epidemiology provides valuable information for the prevention of disease, design of interventions, and conduct of additional research. Descriptive epidemiologic studies set the stage for more focused investigation into questions raised. Descriptive epidemiology classifies the occurrence of disease in terms of person, place, and time. Person will include age, sex, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Place can include where the health event occurred or across geographic areas. Time will include when and over what time period did the health event occur. Permit evaluation of trends in health and disease.
