Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The branch of medicine that deals with the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The science of epidemics; the sum of human knowledge concerning epidemic diseases.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) That branch of medicine which studies the incidence and distribution of disease in a population, and uses such information to find the causes, modes of transmission, and methods for control of disease.
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- noun sciences The branch of a
science dealing with thespread andcontrol ofdiseases ,computer viruses , concepts etc. throughoutpopulations or systems. - noun sciences The
epidemiological body of knowledge about a particular thing.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease
Etymologies
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Examples
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The CDC uses what they call epidemiology which is really questionnaires and they ask people, what did you eat, where did you eat it, so on and so forth.
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Formal didactic training in biostatistics and epidemiology is provided through coursework at The University of Pennsylvania's Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB), culminating in receipt of a Master's in Clinical Epidemiology or Public Health.
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In Medicine there are almost daily results showing racial difference in epidemiology and/or drug response etc.
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“They are classic studies in epidemiology, they are so carefully done.”
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Measurement of health in epidemiology or another health measurement course
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The Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB) of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine offers short summer courses, graduate level coursework, and masters degree programs in epidemiology, biostatistics, and bioethics.
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This type of epidemiology is what psychologists term a 'displacement activity', something which people do when they can't deal with the real problem at hand.
Archive 2009-03-01 Gordon McCabe 2009
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Measurement of health in epidemiology or another health measurement course
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Certificate programs are available for fellows that desire comprehensive training in epidemiology and biostatistics.
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Formal didactic training in biostatistics and epidemiology is provided through coursework at The University of Pennsylvania's Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB), culminating in receipt of a Master's in Clinical Epidemiology or Public Health.
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