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• 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.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Epidemiology. (n.d.). HAI Glossary for Consumers. Retrieved December 9, 2022, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/epidemiology.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Epidemiology. www.cdc.gov. HAI Glossary for Consumers. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/epidemiology (accessed: December 9, 2022).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Epidemiology." HAI Glossary for Consumers. CDC. 9 December. 2022 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/epidemiology.

• The study of distribution and determinants of disease.

  Georgia Department of Public Health - Cite This Source - This Definition
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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Epidemiology. (n.d.). Glossary of HAI Terms. Retrieved December 9, 2022, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/epidemiology.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Epidemiology. dph.georgia.gov. Glossary of HAI Terms. Georgia Department of Public Health. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/epidemiology (accessed: December 9, 2022).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Epidemiology." Glossary of HAI Terms. Georgia Department of Public Health. 9 December. 2022 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/epidemiology.

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