%0 Journal Article %1 GonzalezRamirez2010 %A González-Ramírez, A R %A Rivas-Ruiz, F %D 2010 %J Allergologia et immunopathologia %K EpidemiologicMeasurements Epidemiology Humans Population ResearchDesign StatisticsasTopic %N 3 %P 147-52 %R 10.1016/j.aller.2010.02.002 %T Measures of frequency, magnitude of association and impact in epidemiology. %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451315 %V 38 %X Epidemiology is concerned with groups of subjects belonging to populations, not with each individual subject, and takes into account both the subjects who contract a disease and those who do not. Comparison, thus, is a basic element of this discipline. Measures of frequency, association and impact are the main statistical resources employed in epidemiology to describe the distribution of healthcare problems, establishing a causal relationship between exposure and disease, enabling users to evaluate the impact of preventive measures in the field of public health. %@ 1578-1267; 0301-0546

@article{GonzalezRamirez2010, abstract = {Epidemiology is concerned with groups of subjects belonging to populations, not with each individual subject, and takes into account both the subjects who contract a disease and those who do not. Comparison, thus, is a basic element of this discipline. Measures of frequency, association and impact are the main statistical resources employed in epidemiology to describe the distribution of healthcare problems, establishing a causal relationship between exposure and disease, enabling users to evaluate the impact of preventive measures in the field of public health.}, added-at = {2023-02-03T11:44:35.000+0100}, author = {González-Ramírez, A R and Rivas-Ruiz, F}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2621ea997886f09bb542707116e7f15b4/jepcastel}, city = {Fundacion para la Investigacion Biosanitaria de Andalucia Oriental-Alejandro Otero, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain.}, doi = {10.1016/j.aller.2010.02.002}, interhash = {43471a9c3363073138b8d3af47a5d54d}, intrahash = {621ea997886f09bb542707116e7f15b4}, isbn = {1578-1267; 0301-0546}, issn = {1578-1267}, journal = {Allergologia et immunopathologia}, keywords = {EpidemiologicMeasurements Epidemiology Humans Population ResearchDesign StatisticsasTopic}, note = {6448<m:linebreak></m:linebreak>CI: 2010; JID: 0370073; RF: 12; 2010/02/10 [received]; 2010/02/15 [accepted]; 2010/05/06 [aheadofprint]; ppublish;}, number = 3, pages = {147-52}, pmid = {20451315}, timestamp = {2023-02-03T11:44:35.000+0100}, title = {Measures of frequency, magnitude of association and impact in epidemiology.}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20451315}, volume = 38, year = 2010 }