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Define epidemiology
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The study of the distribution of health problems in specified pop., its determinants, and the application of the study to the control of problems
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Descriptive vs. Analytical
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Descriptive: Observational
Analytic: Observational & EXPERIMENTAL
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Descriptive vs. Analytical
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Descriptive: Distribution patterns of outcomes
Describing the distribution
Analytic: Determinants (causes) of outcomes
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Types of ANALYTIC epidemiological studies
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1. Ecological
2. Cross-sectional
3. Case-control
4. Prospective cohort
5. Retrospective cohort
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What are the 3 parameters of descriptive epidemiology?
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1. Person
2. Place
3. Time
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Epidemiology definition BULLETPOINTS
Study of:
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-The DISTRIBUTION of problems in a pop.
-The DETERMINANTS (factors) of the dist.
-Then APPLYING findings to control the problem
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Descriptive epidemiological parameters of person
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WHO is affected?
Age, gender, race, behaviors, education, occupation, income, marital status
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Descriptive epidemiological parameters of time
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WHERE are they?
Geographical location/patterns, mapping
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Descriptive epidemiological parameters of place
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WHEN do events occur?
Secular trends, point epidemic, cyclic patterns
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TIME: Secular TRENDS
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Long term patterns of MORBIDITY/MORTALITY
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TIME: POINT epidemic
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CONCENTRATION of a disease in space/time
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TIME: Cyclic patterns
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Regularly occurring "SEASONAL" CYCLES of disease events
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Who is John Snow?
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"Father of epidemiology"
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What did John snow research?
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Link between water supply quality and cholera.
Compared rates in groups exposed to different water supplies
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Who is Florence Nightingale?
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First Nurse Epidemiologist
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