Introduction to Epidemiology

• Epidemiology not only concerns with the single person but involves large population.
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Field and Uses of Epidemiology and Epidemiological Approaches

Epidemiology is different from clinical medicine but one alone cannot do anything without other....}

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Introduction to Health and Disease

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International Classification of Diseases

 The single selected cause is called an underlying cause of death, and the other reported ca...}

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Epidemiological Measurements, Measures of Effect

The general methods or tools used for describing disease pattern are measurements of mortality an...}

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Indicators of Health and Disease Frequency Measures

Health indicators should have following characteristics:

• Should be valid
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Sources of Data, Population at Risk, Standardization

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