Epidemiology

The study of the cases in a certain place or time and their patterns, such as number of cases of measles in a small town or a whole country. Epidemiology also studies the ages of people or events, causes of the event or disease.

The study of distribution and determinants of disease.

(EH-pih-dee-mee-AH-loh-jee) The study of the patterns, causes, and control of disease in groups of people.

The branch of medical science that studies the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population.

The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems.