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Applied epidemiology for the 21st Century

Author(s) -

Stephen B. Thacker,

Joanna Buffington

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/30.2.320

Subject(s) - epidemiology , public health , social epidemiology , medicine , environmental health , social determinants of health , pathology

Critics argue that the modern epidemiologist seems more concerned with intricately modelling complex relationships among risk factors than understanding their origins and their implications for public health. Indeed, some contend that epidemiology has reached its limits as a discipline. To address such concerns, alternatives have been proposed that integrate biological, analytical, and social approaches to epidemiological practice and training.

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