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Summary of Epidemiology (Definition and Uses)

: Definition & Uses
Definition : Study of Distribution and
determinants of health related events in specified human
populations and it’s application in prevention, control and
mitigation of health problems.

Uses

1. In Health care management
●● Making Community Diagnosis
●● Planning & Evaluation of Health Services
●● Developing Health Policies

2. Understanding Disease Process
●● Studying natural history of diseases
●● Searching for Causes & Risk factors
●● Historic studies of rise and fall of diseases
●● Identification of Syndromes

3. Uses in Public health practice
●● Investigations of Epidemics
●● Surveillance for Diseases
●● Making Projections for Future
●● Disease Screening Programmes
●● Formulating medical teaching curricula

4. Assisting in Clinical Practice
●● Assessing Effectiveness of Treatment Modalities
●● Assessing Effectiveness of Preventive modalities
●● Studying Prognostic factors
●● Studying Effectiveness of diagnostic Modalities
●● Assisting in Clinical decision making
●● Basic and Indispensable science for planning, conducting
and analyzing clinical research