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the study of factors affecting the health and illness of populations

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.

the study of the distribution, determinants and outcome of disease

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution, determinants and outcome of disease.

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the study of the distribution of diseases among people

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution of diseases among people, and people is still an observational rather then experimental science: therefore bias or confounding factors are highly probable.

the branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution and control of diseases

Epidemiology is the branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution and control of diseases.

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the study of patterns, causes and effects of health problems in defined populations

Epidemiology is the study of patterns, causes and effects of health problems in defined populations.

the study of diseases in populations over place and time

“Epidemiology is the study of diseases in populations over place and time, and time’s a discipline to improve health.”

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the study of patterns of health-related states or events in populations

Epidemiology is the study of patterns of health-related states or events in populations.

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the study of disease causation

And as we know, epidemiology is the study of disease causation.

a branch of public health which examines health in groups of people

Epidemiology is a branch of public health which examines health in groups of people.

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the study and analysis of the patterns, causes, and effects of diseases

Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the patterns, causes, and effects of diseases.

the branch of medicine dealing with the incidence and prevalence of the disease in large populations

Epidemiology is the branch of medicine dealing with the incidence and prevalence of disease in large populations and with detection of the source and cause of epidemics of infectious disease.

the study of distribution of health outcomes or disease in a population,

The definition that we now use is epidemiology is the study of distribution of health outcomes or disease in a population, determinants that influence the occurrence of disease, and application which provides direction for public health action.

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the method used to find the causes of health outcomes and diseases in populations

Epidemiology is the method used to find the causes of health outcomes and diseases in populations.

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the branch of medical science that investigates all the factors that determine the presence or absence of diseases and disorders

Epidemiology is the branch of medical science that investigates all the factors that determine the presence or absence of diseases and disorders.

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the branch of medicine that, among other things, deals with incidence, distribution and possible control of illness

Epidemiology is the branch of medicine that, among other things, deals with incidence, distribution and possible control of illness.

with the detection of the source and of epidemics of infectious disease cause

Epidemiology is the branch of medicine dealing with the incidence and prevalence of disease in large populations and with detection of the source and cause of epidemics of infectious disease.