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- https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Medicine/Principles_of_Epidemiology_(Antunez)/01%3A_Modules/1.05%3A_Person_Place_and_TimeFor example, no one can deny that socioeconomic conditions are extremely important in the life of a person, so, it is possible that more than one problem can be explained by this variable, but if ever...For example, no one can deny that socioeconomic conditions are extremely important in the life of a person, so, it is possible that more than one problem can be explained by this variable, but if every problem could be explained by only one indicator such as socioeconomic status, then, the measurement of this variable became confusing, or, not to say, useless; for this reason it is important to keep in mind that it is a combination of factors (variables, determinants) that explain the health st…
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- https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Medicine/Principles_of_Epidemiology_(Antunez)/00%3A_Front_Matter/05%3A_About_the_AuthorGiovanni Antunez earned a MD in general practice at the National University of Honduras, Medical School, a MPH and a DrPH from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orle...Giovanni Antunez earned a MD in general practice at the National University of Honduras, Medical School, a MPH and a DrPH from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, and it is a also a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). His background on teaching public health courses, including epidemiology came from the mix of degrees that he had obtained, and from the lots of experiences teaching public health courses online and face to face.
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- https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Medicine/Principles_of_Epidemiology_(Antunez)/01%3A_Modules/1.01%3A_What_is_EpidemiologyOver the years, the chain of infection model has been expanded and some of the components [although they are essentially the same as the original conceptualization of the model], they appear listed in...Over the years, the chain of infection model has been expanded and some of the components [although they are essentially the same as the original conceptualization of the model], they appear listed independently, for example, the mode of transmission remains, but two new concepts added, the ‘means of entry‘ and the ‘means of escape’ – which are essentially related to the ‘mode’ of transmission.
- https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Medicine/Principles_of_Epidemiology_(Antunez)/01%3A_Modules/1.02%3A_History_of_EpidemiologyIn this context, the first systematic methods used to identify causation are attributed to the father of medicine, Hippocrates who in about 400 years of the contemporary era was able to propose that t...In this context, the first systematic methods used to identify causation are attributed to the father of medicine, Hippocrates who in about 400 years of the contemporary era was able to propose that there is a connection among three major elements of nature and health or disease, these are: air, water, and place (as we will see later in the book, place is usually referred as location – where people reside/live); he proposed for example that in some cases the ‘bad air’ can cause disease, or, the…
- https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Medicine/Principles_of_Epidemiology_(Antunez)/01%3A_Modules/1.06%3A_Study_Designs_Commonly_used_in_EpidemiologyThe limitations of clinical trials include ethical dilemmas such as how the benefits would outweigh the risk, how to protect the interests of the study participants and not only the investigators, whe...The limitations of clinical trials include ethical dilemmas such as how the benefits would outweigh the risk, how to protect the interests of the study participants and not only the investigators, when to stop a trial if a major adverse health outcome occurs during the completion of the study, and overall, how much of the information in the trial is shared with the study participant in the informed consent form.
- https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Medicine/Principles_of_Epidemiology_(Antunez)/00%3A_Front_Matter/06%3A_IntroductionI think that taking a basic course in epidemiology is a tremendous tool to make better sense of the information that is published in scientific journals, and even in a lot of popular readings and publ...I think that taking a basic course in epidemiology is a tremendous tool to make better sense of the information that is published in scientific journals, and even in a lot of popular readings and publications found in the World Wide Web.
- https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Medicine/Principles_of_Epidemiology_(Antunez)/01%3A_Modules/1.03%3A_Timeline_of_history_of_epidemiologyTimeline of history of epidemiology Giovanni Antunez This is a timeline of the major historical events mentioned in the “History of Epidemiology” chapter: The original version of this chapter containe...Timeline of history of epidemiology Giovanni Antunez This is a timeline of the major historical events mentioned in the “History of Epidemiology” chapter: The original version of this chapter contained H5P content. You may want to remove or replace this element.
- https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Medicine/Principles_of_Epidemiology_(Antunez)/00%3A_Front_Matter/01%3A_TitlePagePrinciples of Epidemiology Giovanni Antunez Cloud State University
