"Epidemiology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Field of medicine concerned with the determination of causes, incidence, and characteristic behavior of disease outbreaks affecting human populations. It includes the interrelationships of host, agent, and environment as related to the distribution and control of disease.
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D004813
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.720.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epidemiology" by people in Profiles.
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Participation in Health Services/Population Health Research in US Departments of Medicine. Am J Med. 2020 11; 133(11):1354-1359.
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The Consortium of Metabolomics Studies (COMETS): Metabolomics in 47 Prospective Cohort Studies. Am J Epidemiol. 2019 06 01; 188(6):991-1012.
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Proceedings of the fourth international molecular pathological epidemiology (MPE) meeting. Cancer Causes Control. 2019 Aug; 30(8):799-811.
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Untangling the ethical intersection of epidemiology, human subjects research, and public health. Ann Epidemiol. 2019 06; 34:1-5.
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The authors reply. Am J Epidemiol. 2015 Mar 01; 181(5):361.
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Social determinants and the classification of disease: descriptive epidemiology of selected socially mediated disease constellations. PLoS One. 2014; 9(11):e110271.
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The next generation of large-scale epidemiologic research: implications for training cancer epidemiologists. Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Nov 15; 180(10):964-7.
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Future directions for postdoctoral training in cancer prevention: insights from a panel of experts. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Apr; 23(4):679-83.
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Strengthening the reporting of genetic association studies (STREGA): an extension of the strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE) statement. J Clin Epidemiol. 2009 Jun; 62(6):597-608.e4.
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Sir Richard Doll, 1912 to 2005: a tribute and personal remembrance. Ann Epidemiol. 2006 Jul; 16(7):533.