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Epidemiology
Science of factors influencing the frequency and distribution of disease in a defined population.
Also: Epidemiological studies
The study of how diseases and health outcomes are distributed across populations and the factors that drive that distribution, informing public-health policy and nutrition guidance.
How one textbook covers it
Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 8th ed. (Gropper) — Glossary
The study of how diseases and health outcomes are distributed across populations and the factors that drive that distribution, informing public-health policy and nutrition guidance.
Related terms
Cohort, Observational study, Prospective study