A basic introduction to epidemiologic research

Epidemiology is the science that gives a framework to health-related scientific evidence. It has had a rapid evolution in the XX century and beginning of the XXI century. The understanding of the different types of epidemiologic research has been one of the most important advances in medicine, and i...

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Main Author: Paternina-Caicedo Ángel
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Cartagena 2010-12-01
Series:Revista Ciencias Biomédicas
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Online Access:http://www.revistacienciasbiomedicas.com/index.php/revciencbiomed/article/view/17/14
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Summary:Epidemiology is the science that gives a framework to health-related scientific evidence. It has had a rapid evolution in the XX century and beginning of the XXI century. The understanding of the different types of epidemiologic research has been one of the most important advances in medicine, and it has allowed the pass from divine and/or holistic cases of disease, to a science based in proved facts. The excess of current contradictory epidemiological evidence makes imperative an adequate knowledge of the mechanism to create this evidence and the critic evaluation of its importance.RESUMENsalud, ha tenido una rápida evolución a lo largo del siglo XX y comienzos del siglo XXI. El entendimiento de los diferentes tipos de diseño epidemiológico, ha sido uno de los principales avances en la medicina, que ha permitido pasar de causas esotéricas y/o divinas de la enfermedad, a una ciencia basada en hechos comprobables. El exceso de evidencia epidemiológica contradictoria hace imperante un conocimiento adecuado de los mecanismos para crear esta evidencia y la evaluación critica de su importancia.
ISSN:2215-7840