TY  - JOUR
T1  - CLinical epidemiology.
AU  - DEMARIA WA
Y1  - 1959/07/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.1959.02070020127020
JO  - A.M.A. Journal of Diseases of Children
SP  - 125
EP  - 125
VL  - 98
IS  - 1
N2  - Dr. Paul quickly brushes aside the false notion that epidemiology is a statistical scoreboard of epidemics, their origin and control. He discusses epidemiology as being concerned with "the circumstances under which disease occurs, where diseases tend to flourish and where they do not." His concept of etiology of diseases is discussed in a very interesting way by utilizing agricultural similes of "seed," "soil," and "climate." The "seed" applies to the causes of the disease, whether it be a singular agent or comprised of multiple factors. The "soil" refers to the host and its condition when the seed is sown. The "climate" represents environmental factors which affect the seed and soil interaction.Separate chapters deal with the history of epidemiology, experimental epidemiology, the statistical methods and measurements commonly used, factors in host susceptibility, geographic epidemiology, vectors, and the socioeconomic factors in disease.The methods of study are then applied to diseases
SN  - 0096-6916
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1959.02070020127020
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1959.02070020127020
ER  -