Named Groups

Epidemiologists

Qualified medical professionals who study the causes, incidence, and characteristic behavior of disease outbreaks or other health-related conditions and determine the interrelationships of hosts, agents, and environment related to the distribution and control of diseases.

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Abstract

Qualified medical professionals who study the causes, incidence, and characteristic behavior of disease outbreaks or other health-related conditions and determine the interrelationships of hosts, agents, and environment related to the distribution and control of diseases.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Epidemiologist

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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History Note

2017

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Previous Indexing

  • Epidemiology (1964-2016)

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  1. M01w.526.485.353w
  2. N02.360.345w

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NLM Classification

WA 21

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Epidemiologists. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000072158. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000072158
  2. Epidemiologists. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiologist
  3. Epidemiologists. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12765408