Commentary on "Group and organization: a dimension of collaboration of anthropology and epidemiology" by Song LM and Wang N
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2012.10.021
- VernacularTitle:也谈“人群”是流行病学认识疾病现象的视角
- Author:
Su-Su LIAO
1
;
Qing-Ning ZHANG
;
Lei HOU
Author Information
1. 中国医学科学院基础医学研究所/北京协和医学院基础学院流行病和卫生统计学系
- Keywords:
Epidemiology;
Public health;
Population;
Interdisciplinarity;
Systems science
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2012;33(10):1083-1085
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Epidemiology,as the study of occurrence and distribution of diseases or health events in specified populations and the application of the study to control health problems,is not just a method to study determinants of diseases at individual level through analysis of mass data based on individuals.To achieve the aims on the control of health problems in specified populations,Epidemiology should be public health-oriented to reduce incidence,prevalence and mortality,and should include study on determinants at the population level.Interdisplinarity and systems science will facilitate the breakthrough in improving health of the populations.
