teadusharu, mis uurib haiguste esinemissageduse ja nende esinemist mõjutavate tegurite suhet
teadusharu, mis uurib epideemiate ja ka mõnede mittenakkushaiguste (vähi, skorbuudi) teket, levikut ning tõrjet
tervisega seotud seisundite ja sündmuste jaotumise ja determinantide uurimine populatsioonides
the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations
the branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health
étude de la répartition d’états ou d’événements liés à la santé et de leurs déterminants dans des populations précises
Hea teada
Unlike other medical disciplines, epidemiology concerns itself with groups of people rather than individual patients and is frequently retrospective, or historical, in nature.
