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1 Dr. Joung-Soon Kim, Professor emeritus, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, is a pioneer of Korean epidemiology and has been awarded the Moran and Dongbaekjang Medals for Civil Merit and the Aquamarine Stripes for Service Merit. At last, a book has been published of her experiences while working as a professor in field epidemiology for over 30 years. How can I express my joy? Here, Professor Kim publishes anecdotes of her experiences in the field that went untold in the academic papers, together with materials relating to the study methods and conclusions derived from her already legendary opus of research. In addition to this, the book is a comprehensive exploration of the meaning of public health science, of new experiences and valuable lessons, and recollections of certain researchers. The emergence of a disease or abnormal phenomenon now typically results in calls for epidemiological research. Conducting reliable epidemiological studies require experienced researchers; indirect experiences could be useful even when direct experiences are not accessible. However, domestically, there are almost no resources describing methods to perform a successful epidemiological investigation. Given the circumstances, it is no exaggeration to say that this book is the authoritative work in epidemiology. In Chapter 1 ‘Searching for the causes of diseases of which etiologies are unknown’, Kim describes, like a thriller, the process of discovering the causative pathogens for the first domestic cases of Legionnaires’ disease and leptospirosis, the epidemic of anthrax in Shinan-gun, and lead poisoning in all crew members of the cargo ship. In Chapter 2 ‘Searching for the causes of epidemics and pathways of transmission in order to prevent further spread of infectious diseases’, Kim gives a vivid account of the processes involved in elucidating pathways of transmission for typhoid fever and cholera epidemics in various peculiar situations. In Chapter 3 ‘Research on the epidemiological characteristics of Open Access

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Patterns of disease occurrence and management, and public health issues among Korean populations based on information and experiences obtained by field epidemiological studies in various situations with episodic stories never been told