PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Principles of Epidemiology

Principles of Epidemiology

Epidemiology is the study of factors affecting the health and illness of populations? and serves as the foundation and logic of interventions made in the interest of public health and preventive medicine. It is considered a cornerstone methodology of public health research? and is highly regarded in evidence-based medicine for identifying risk factors for disease and determining optimal treatment approaches to clinical practice. In the work of communicable and non-communicable diseases? the work of epidemiologists range from outbreak investigation to study design? data collection and analysis including the development of statistical models to test hypotheses ...