EPIDEMIOLOGIA 1° PARTE : GENERALITA' E DETERMINANTI DI MALATTIA
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The study of diseases can be approached through four dimensions using various disciplines, with key terms in epidemiology focusing on disease frequency, distribution, determinants, and population at a population level. Epidemiology aims to prevent diseases by understanding causes and comparing healthy and sick groups, highlighting the multifactorial etiology of diseases with determinants classified into primary and secondary categories.
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- Epidemiology, rooted in the Greek language, delves into disease patterns, causes, and distribution within populations, employing statistical methods and demographic analysis for preventive medicine collaboration.
- Diseases exhibit complex origins involving internal and external factors interacting to create conditions like hypertension or lung cancer, highlighting the importance of understanding primary and secondary determinants in disease development.
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Recent questions
What are the four dimensions of disease study?
Molecular, tissue, organic, population.
What is the focus of epidemiology?
Disease frequency, distribution, health determinants in populations.
What are key terms in epidemiology?
Frequency, distribution, determinants, population.
How does epidemiology differ from clinical medicine?
Studies diseases at a population level to prevent diseases.
What are the determinants influencing disease appearance?
People, host, environment; primary and secondary determinants.
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