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Descriptive Epidemiology: The 5 Ws by Hari Sadu is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the key components of descriptive epidemiology - time, place, and person. It explains that epidemiologists analyze disease data according to these components to understand patterns and generate hypotheses. Time analysis looks at disease occurrence over years, months, or days to identify seasonal or sporadic patterns. Place analysis examines geographic variation in disease rates. Person analysis considers inherent and acquired personal characteristics like age, sex, behaviors, and soc
- Author
- Hari Sadu
- Language
- EN