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A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 4th edition by John M. Last

A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 4th edition John M. Last ebook
Page: 224
Format: pdf
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195141687, 9780195141689

New York: Oxford University Press; 2001. According to the textbook Epidemiology 4th edition, it is “the study of how disease is distributed in populations and the factors that influence or determine this distribution” (Gordis, 2009). Next question, what do epidemiologists seek to do? Institute of Medicine: What is Comparative Effectiveness Research?. McConkey R, McCormack B, Naughton M: Changing young people's perceptions of mentally handicapped adults. The Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines epidemiology as “a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of a disease in a population”. Epidemiologists produce data for decision-making and for understanding disease in the population. Ter Meulen V, Wild TF, Rima BK: Identification of several different lineages of measles virus. Last JM, ed: A Dictionary of epidemiology. Molecular epidemiological investigation of measles outbreaks can document the interruption of endemic measles transmission and is useful for establishing and clarifying epidemiological links between cases in geographically distinct clusters. Last JM, Spasoff R, Harris S: A Dictionary of Epidemiology. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001:62.). New York, Oxford University Press; 2001. Last JM: A Dictionary of Epidemiology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2009.