Research Activity
epidemiologic studies
Definitions related to epidemiologic studies:
  • (epidemiological study) An investigation of the links between certain behaviors or risk factors and the occurrence of disease or good health in a population.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Studies designed to examine associations, commonly, hypothesized causal relations. They are usually concerned with identifying or measuring the effects of risk factors or exposures. The common types of analytic study are CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; and CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (epidemiology research) The study of human populations to identify causes of disease and factors determining and influencing the frequency and distribution of disease, injury, and other health related events.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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