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Epidemiology in Germany—general development and personal experience

Author(s) -

HeinzErich Wichmann

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

european journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.825

H-Index - 111

eISSN - 1573-7284

pISSN - 0393-2990

DOI - 10.1007/s10654-017-0290-7

Subject(s) - epidemiology , german , medicine , public health , biobank , population , cohort , cohort study , environmental health , gerontology , nursing , geography , pathology , archaeology , biology , genetics

Did you ever hear about epidemiology in Germany? Starting from an epidemiological desert the discipline has grown remarkably, especially during the last 10-15 years: research institutes have been established, research funding has improved, multiple curriculae in Epidemiology and Public Health are offered. This increase has been quite steep, and now the epidemiological infrastructure is much better. Several medium-sized and even big population cohorts are ongoing, and the number and quality of publications from German epidemiologists has reached a respectable level. My own career in epidemiology started in the field of environmental health. After German reunification I concentrated for many years on environmental problems in East Germany and observed the health benefits after improvement of the situation. Later, I concentrated on population-based cohorts in newborns (GINI/LISA) and adults (KORA, German National Cohort), and on biobanking. This Essay describes the development in Germany after worldwar 2, illustrated by examples of research results and build-up of epidemiological infractructures worth mentioning.

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