Pathophysiology
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ISBN: 9780323354813
Author: Jacquelyn L. Banasik PhD ARNP
Publisher: Saunders
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To determine: The kinds of information about disease that helps to understand the epidemiology concepts.
Introduction: The study of disease patterns in human populations is referred to as epidemiology. In epidemiology, the diseases in a population are classified as endemic, epidemic, and pandemic. The principal factors that affect the pattern of diseases are age, gender, ethnic group, socioeconomic factors, and geographic locations.
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