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Epidemiology: Uses of epidemiology

Epidemiology

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  1. To study the disease trend since past
  2. Community diagnosis
  3. Planning and evaluation of health services
  4. Evaluation of a new therapy or a new health measure
  5. Determining the risk to an individual
  6. Identification of syndromes
  7. Filling in the gaps in the natural history of the disease
  8. Searching for the cause of a disease

Mnemonic: Using Epidemiology for Planning to Cause a Gap in Community is a New Syndrome but is a Risky Trend
Key for the above Mnemonic
Planning - Planning & evaluation
Cause - Finding cause or RF
Gap -Gaps in natural history
Community -Community diagnosis
New Syndrome - New therapy trial & New syndrome identification
Risky Trend - Individual risk & Disease trend

References:
Tiwari P. Epidemiology Made Easy. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers; 2003
Gordis, L. (2014). Epidemiology (Fifth edition.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders.
Bonita, R., Beaglehole, R., Kjellström, T., & World Health Organization. (2006). Basic epidemiology. Geneva: World Health Organization.
Schneider, Dona, Lilienfeld, David E (Eds.), 4th ed. Lilienfeld’s Foundations of Epidemiology. New York: Oxford University Press; 2015
K. Park. Principles of Epidemiology and Epidemiologic Methods. In Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine. 24th Ed. Jabalpur: Banarasidas Bhanot, 2017: pg 58 – 145

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Monitoring and Evaluation: Epidemiology: Monitoring and Evaluation
Advantages and Disadvantages of Case Control Studies: Epidemiology: Advantages and Disadvantages of Case Control Studies
Advantages and disadvantages of cohort study: Epidemiology: Advantages and disadvantages of cohort study
Basic Concepts in Epidemiology: Epidemiology: Basic Concepts
Types of Epidemiological Studies: Epidemiology: Types of Epidemiological Studies
Differences between Case – control and cohort study: Epidemiology: Differences between Case – control and cohort study
Uses of epidemiology: Epidemiology: Uses of epidemiology
Blinding in Experimental Studies: Epidemiology: Blinding in Experimental Studies
Evaluation of a Screening Test: Epidemiology: Evaluation of a Screening Test