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Descriptive Epidemiology in Public Health

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Abstract

Data on incidence and prevalence of diseases are needed to characterize the health of a population. Public health organizations oversee these efforts. The public health staff need to have a community diagnosis to set priorities. The key to this diagnosis is incidence and prevalence of diseases and the occurrence of risk factors in the population.

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  1. School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1772, Box 951772, USA

    Jørn Olsen

  2. Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Sdr. Boulevard 23 A, 5000, Odense C, Denmark

    Kaare Christensen

  3. Department of Pediatrics, 2182 MedLabs, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52245, USA

    Jeff Murray MD

  4. Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden

    Anders Ekbom

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Olsen, J., Christensen, K., Murray, J., Ekbom, A. (2010). Descriptive Epidemiology in Public Health. In: An Introduction to Epidemiology for Health Professionals. Springer Series on Epidemiology and Public Health, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1497-2_5

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