Epidemiology

Catalog description

This covers application of epidemiologic methods and procedures to the study of the distribution and determinants of health and diseases, morbidity, injuries, disability and mortality in the population. The course treats emidemiology as a basic science of preventive medicine as well as examines the basic concepts, methods and findings of epidemioloy, and sets forth a historical framework of epidemiology's evolution as a tool to elucidate health problems in society.