epidemiology
noun
ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy
ˌe-pə-ˌdē-mē-ˈä-lə-jē 
-ˌde-mē-
1
: a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population
2
: the sum of the factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease or pathogen
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At Massachusetts General Hospital, Chan is the director of epidemiology for the Cancer Center and gastroenterology director of the Center for Young Adult Colorectal Cancer, and Nguyen is a physician investigator and assistant professor of medicine and gastroenterology.
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Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 12 Aug. 2024
The state is in the early stages of conducting an investigation to understand those linkages, and has requested additional epidemiology support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
—Megan Molteni Reprints, STAT, 22 July 2024
For many people, COVID-19 is now producing fewer and less severe symptoms than during the height of the pandemic, says George Rutherford MD, a professor emeritus of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California in San Francisco.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 23 July 2024
These are dilemmas the courts, filled with judges and lawyers who have never studied epidemiology, will eventually decide.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
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Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 12 Aug. 2024
The state is in the early stages of conducting an investigation to understand those linkages, and has requested additional epidemiology support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
—Megan Molteni Reprints, STAT, 22 July 2024
For many people, COVID-19 is now producing fewer and less severe symptoms than during the height of the pandemic, says George Rutherford MD, a professor emeritus of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California in San Francisco.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 23 July 2024
These are dilemmas the courts, filled with judges and lawyers who have never studied epidemiology, will eventually decide.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
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epidemiology
noun
ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy
ˌep-ə-ˌdē-mē-ˈäl-ə-jē
1
: a branch of medical science that deals with the occurrence, distribution, and control of disease in a population
2
: the sum of the factors controlling the presence or absence of a particular disease
Medical Definition
epidemiology
noun
ep·i·de·mi·ol·o·gy
-jē
plural epidemiologies
1
: a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population
2
: the sum of the factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease or pathogen
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