a branch of medicine that studies health and disease in populations

Epidemiology is a branch of medicine that studies health and disease in populations.

the study of health and illness in human populations

Epidemiology is the study of health and illness in human populations.

the occurrence and distribution of health-related states in specified populations, including the study of the determinants influencing such states

Epidemiology is the occurrence and distribution of health-related states in specified populations, including the study of the determinants influencing such states.

the study of patterns, causes and effects in disease

The cornerstone of public health is epidemiology—the study of patterns, causes and effects in disease—and this now received full recognition as a science.

the study of the distribution of diseases in populations

(epidemiology is the study of the distribution of diseases in populations).

the study of the cause and spread of disease

If necessary, tell students that epidemiology is the study of the cause and spread of disease.

the study of diseases and other health problems in groups of people

Epidemiology is the study of diseases and other health problems in groups of people.

the study of factors affecting the health and well-being of populations

One area that has always understood the importance of statistics is epidemiology – the study of factors affecting the health and well-being of populations.

the study of factors that influence the frequency and distribution of disease, injury

Epidemiology is the study of factors that influence the frequency and distribution of disease, injury.

a cornerstone of public health

The cornerstone of public health is epidemiology—the study of patterns, causes and effects in disease—and this now received full recognition as a science.