Lectrue 1- what is epidemiology Flashcards
What does epidemiology mean
is epidemiology only for ill people
what is epidemiology primarily concerned with
what are the aims of epidemiology
explain the plague
explain cholera
who was John snow
how is case fatality calculated
what are the determinant of disease
what 3 things are not randomly distributed in a population
what does the host mean
what does the agent mean
what does the environment mean
what is PKU
Mostly common diseases, result of an interaction between ….
The environment is broadly defined to include.. and what are examples
Behaviour + lifestyle epidemiology is used to study their….
what are 2 key factors in causation
what is the crude rate
What is the AS rate
how has smoking been reduced
how did epidemiology led to clinical epidemiology
Knowledge of the disease burden in populations is essential for ….
how do we Evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of health services
what are the pros of epidemiology
what are the cons of epidemiology
what is bias
In environmental and occupational epidemiology study’s emphasises on populations in what
If a behaviour increases what also increases
Care needs to be taken when defining what?
Is epidemiology data easily misused and over interpretated
