Descriptive Epidemiology

The aspect of epidemiology concerned with organizing and summarizing data regarding the persons affected (e.g., the characteristics of those who became ill), time (e.g., when they become ill), and place (e.g., where they might have been exposed to the cause of illness).

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Authors U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Office of Workforce and Career Development (OWCD); Career Development Division (CDD)
PublicationTitle Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice, Third Edition An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics - Glossary
PublicationType Textbook/Course
PublicationYear 2012
Publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Website https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/Glossary.html#epidemiologyDescriptive
ZoteroURL https://www.zotero.org/groups/2344323/orion/items/itemKey/USZXLDAZ
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Category Epidemiology
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Author taras_guenther
Last Updated 29 April 2020, 02:05 (CEST)
Created 3 September 2019, 13:05 (CEST)