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ri riz Epidemiology o Uses O AIMS Data sources and criteria for the utility of epidemiologic data o Registries o Health Insurance data o Morbidity Surveys o Death Certificate Data o US Census o Vital Statistics Descriptive Epidemiology o Why (purpose) o Person, Place, andTime o Impact Levels of prevention o Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Leading Causes ofDeath Study design o Ecologic studies o Cross sectional studies o Case Control studies o Cohort studies Exposure based Population based " Retrospective *Prospective Historical Prospective(Ambispective) o Controlled trials "Clinical Community

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Epidemiology:
• Uses: It is used to monitor disease trends, identify epidemics, identify the causes and other factors that influence the occurrence of diseases. These information are used for planning strategies to prevent further outbreaks.
• Aims: To describe disease and other health related events, to provide data essential for management, evaluation and planning of services for the prevention, control and treatment of disease.