Epidemiology

Epidemiology The study of the distribution and determinants of disease or health status in a population; the study of the occurrence and causes of health effects in humans.

Epidemiology: Study of the distribution of disease, or other health-related states and events in human populations, as related to age, sex, occupation, ethnicity, ...

Epidemiology: The study of the occurrence and distribution of disease within a population.

Epidemiology: The study of the distribution and dynamics of diseases and injuries in human populations. Specifically, the investigation of the possible causes of a disease and its transmission.

applied epidemiology The application or practice of epidemiology to address public health issues. applied water Water that is ready for filtration. apportionments A full year's requirements on projects and activities.

epidemiology (EP-uh-DE-me-ALL-o-gee). A branch of medicine which studies epidemics (diseases which affect significant numbers of people during the same time period in the same locality).

"Basically everything that affects the genes you inherit from your parents," said Michael Thun, MD, vice president of epidemiology and surveillance for the American Cancer Society, and one of the authors of the report, ...

Center for Computational Epidemiology established The University of North Texas and its local Health Science Center have created the new Center for Computational Epidemiology with a $473,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Human epidemiology studies are limited, but suggest a causal relationship between beryllium exposure and an increased risk of lung cancer. Inhalation exposure to beryllium has been demonstrated to cause lung cancer in rats and monkeys.

epidemiology The study of diseases as they affect populations, including the distribution of disease or other health-related states and events in human populations, ...

See also: Environmental, Environment, Population, Condition, Waste