This chapter is an introduction to epidemiology, outlines the scope of the discipline, and presents basic terms and definitions of the main measures and patterns of disease occurrence. It then summarizes methods of transmission and maintenance of infection and briefly discusses disease ecology. ...
This chapter is an introduction to epidemiology, outlines the scope of the discipline, and presents basic terms and definitions of the main measures and patterns of disease occurrence. It then summarizes methods of transmission and maintenance of infection and briefly discusses disease ecology. Epidemio...
Most of them were already used in the definitions used by Lilienfeld. Five terms were present in more than 50% of definitions from the period 1978 to 2017: "population", "study", "disease", "health" and "distribution". Several developments have occurred: strengthening of the terms "control...
It offers the most current, authoritative definitions of terms central to biomedical and public health literature—everything from confounding and incidence rate to epigenetic inheritance and Number Needed to Treat. As epidemiology continues to change and grow, A Dictionary of Epidemiology will remain ...
the definition and concise explanation of terms is a key to understanding epidemiologic concepts, and the dictionary goes beyond simple definitions, as it place each term firmly and clearly in its fuller epidemiologic context. The new edition sees Miguel Porta as editor, with the legendary John Las...
Norms and standards in epidemiology: case definitions Erratum in Epidemiol Bull 1999 Jun;20(2):13. AHO Pan - 《Paho Epidemiological Bulletin》 被引量: 19发表: 1999年 Summary and Perspective: Epidemiology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Outbreaks of illness variously identified by a number of terms, ...
The definitions are clear and concise, but there is space for some brief essays and discussions of the provenance of important terms. Sponsored by the International Epidemiological Association, the dictionary represents the consensus of epidemiologists in many different countries. All the definitions were...
1.the study of the relationships of the various factors determining the frequency and distribution of diseases in a human community. 2.the field of medicine that attempts to determine the exact causes of localized outbreaks of disease.— epidemiologist,n.— epidemiologie, epidemiological,adj. ...
He coined the terms endemic (for diseases usually found in some places but not in others) and epidemic (for disease that are seen at some times but not others. [2] One of the earliest theories on the origin of disease was that it was primarily the fault of human luxury. This was ...
Advanced chronic kidney disease is a period of CKD that differs greatly from earlier stages of CKD in terms of treatment goals. Treatment during this period presents particular challenges as further loss of renal function heralds the need for renal replacement therapy. Successful management during this...