Measuring Health Status
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==Role of Epidemiology== | ==Role of Epidemiology== | ||
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| + | Epidemiology = “The study of patterns of health and the distribution and frequency of disease, illness and injury in a society. | ||
| + | (morbidity, mortality, infant mortality, life expectancy) | ||
==Measures Of Epidemiology== | ==Measures Of Epidemiology== | ||
Revision as of 05:53, 21 October 2007
Health Status: a term used to describe the state of an individual/community. Measured against an identifiable standard
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Role of Epidemiology
Epidemiology = “The study of patterns of health and the distribution and frequency of disease, illness and injury in a society. (morbidity, mortality, infant mortality, life expectancy)
