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Epidemiological Epidemiology
>
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incidence, prevalance +
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of disease
nortality
study of
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> trends
study of
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diseases trends patterns of

① + patterns -
disease
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and
O Descriptive show patterns in the diseases happen
->
ways
are
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distributed
that are used to test hypothesis
⑦
Analytical >
-
planned investigations

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Descriptive of single
incidence
Detailed report
report >
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case
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disease

reports describing
collection of case
presentations
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case series >
similar
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with
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individuals
cause/factor
and identify a
at
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Try
contributing to disease by looking
sents.
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to
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see any
reported symptoms
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observational
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interfering
cross sectional studies
.
time
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case-control studies
is a
causal
if there
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factor disease development
relationship between a rish +

cohort stuces

and seeing the

impact a suspected cause
select
groups
of the disease has on disease development
with cancer
correlation smoking +
long
Eg Proving
.

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-
smokers

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