What is the role of epidemiology?

Rev Sci Tech. 1997 Aug;16(2):331-6. The role of epidemiology in public health. Bartlett PC(1), Judge LJ. Author information: (1)College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, Veterinary Medical Center, East Lansing 48824-1314, USA. Epidemiology is the study of disease in populations. read more

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Epidemiology is “the study of the patterns and causes of health and disease in populations and the application of this study to improve health.” It involves the collection of data from hospitals, GPs, health care practitioners, surveys and census information. read more