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| Epidemiology |
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| | is the study
of the distribution and |
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| determinants
of diseases and injuries in human |
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| populations. Mausner & Kramer, 1985 |
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| Endemic
Diseases |
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| | a disease that
occurs regularly in a population |
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| Epidemic |
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| | an unexpectedly
large number of cases of |
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| disease in a
particular population |
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