Epidemiology

Word EPIDEMIOLOGY
Character 12
Hyphenation ep i de mi ol o gy
Pronunciations /ˈɛp.ɪ.diːm.iː.ɒl.ə.dʒi/

Definitions and meanings of "Epidemiology"

What do we mean by epidemiology?

The branch of medicine that deals with the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations. noun

The science of epidemics; the sum of human knowledge concerning epidemic diseases. noun

That branch of medicine which studies the incidence and distribution of disease in a population, and uses such information to find the causes, modes of transmission, and methods for control of disease. noun

The branch of a science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, computer viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems. noun

The epidemiological body of knowledge about a particular thing. noun

The branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease noun

The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.

The epidemiological body of knowledge about a particular thing.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Epidemiology

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The word "epidemiology" in example sentences

The CDC uses what they call epidemiology which is really questionnaires and they ask people, what did you eat, where did you eat it, so on and so forth. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This type of epidemiology is what psychologists term a 'displacement activity', something which people do when they can't deal with the real problem at hand. ❋ Gordon McCabe (2009)

In Medicine there are almost daily results showing racial difference in epidemiology and/or drug response etc. ❋ Unknown (2010)

“They are classic studies in epidemiology, they are so carefully done.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

Measurement of health in epidemiology or another health measurement course ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB) of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine offers short summer courses, graduate level coursework, and masters degree programs in epidemiology, biostatistics, and bioethics. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Five years later, Guerra, now with a Ph.D. in epidemiology and a brand-new officer of the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) of the CDC, received orders to head out on her first international mission: to study and combat an outbreak in Uganda of Ebola virus. ❋ Ewillett (2009)

Formal didactic training in biostatistics and epidemiology is provided through coursework at The University of Pennsylvania's Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB), culminating in receipt of a Master's in Clinical Epidemiology or Public Health. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Certificate programs are available for fellows that desire comprehensive training in epidemiology and biostatistics. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In what is called the epidemiology of epidemiology, Rose and his PhD candidate were able to take those figures and extrapolate to the fifty-five other recognized autoimmune diseases that had not yet been included in their study. ❋ Donna Jackson Nakazawa (2008)

These men and women “false negatives” in the jargon of epidemiology enter a different punitive cycle—of despair, shock, and betrayal—once their disease, undetected by the screening test, is eventually uncovered when it becomes symptomatic. ❋ Siddhartha Mukherjee (2010)

This science -- called "epidemiology" -- tells us that most recovery takes place outside the tip of the iceberg represented by A.A. meetings and rehabs. ❋ Stanton Peele (2011)

a double major in biological sciences and international studies with a minor in epidemiology, is named by USA TODAY to the All-USA College Academic First Team. ❋ Unknown (2001)

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