Journal article
THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC FIELD INVESTIGATION: SCIENCE AND JUDGMENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE
American journal of epidemiology, v 132(1), pp 9-16
01 Jul 1990
PMID: 2356818
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Abstract
Epidemiologic field investigations are often done in response to acute public health problems. When outbreaks of disease occur, there usually is an urgent need to identify the source and/or cause of the problem as a basis for control. Alternatively, the identification of environmental or occupational hazards frequently demands evaluation of exposed persons and assessment of the risks of disease. In this commentary, the authors present a perspective on the public-sector practice of epidemiology by considering the factors that influence epidemiologic investigations in the field; contrasting epidemiologic field investigations with prospectively planned studies; and examining the complexities of the relations between epidemiology and public health practice.
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- Title
- THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC FIELD INVESTIGATION: SCIENCE AND JUDGMENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE
- Creators
- RICHARD A. Goodman - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionJAMES W. Buehler - National Center for Infectious DiseasesJEFFREY P. Koplan - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Publication Details
- American journal of epidemiology, v 132(1), pp 9-16
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1990DK28000002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0025340936
- Other Identifier
- 991021895785004721
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