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Topical Qualifier English:
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/epidemiology
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Topical Qualifier Spanish:
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/epidemiología
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Topical Qualifier Portuguese:
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/epidemiologia
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Synonyms English:
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/endemics
/epidemics
/frequency
/incidence
/morbidity
/occurrence
/outbreaks
/prevalence
/surveillance
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Definition English:
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Used with human and veterinary diseases for the distribution of disease, factors which cause disease, and the attributes of disease in defined populations; includes incidence, frequency, prevalence, endemic and epidemic outbreaks; also surveys and estimates of morbidity in geographic areas and in specified populations. Used also with geographical headings for the location of epidemiologic aspects of a disease. Excludes mortality for which "mortality" is used. |
Indexing Annotation English:
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subhead only; with diseases & geographicals only; includes "incidence", "frequency", "prevalence", "occurrence", "outbreaks"; not for "mortality" ( = /mortality); not for "statistics" on non-disease terms ( = /statist); see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.31; DF: /epidemiol or /EP CATALOG: may be subdivided geographically
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Abbreviation: | | EP |
History Note English:
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89; was /occurrence 1966-88; was used with Category C, F3 & SMOKING+ 1989; C, F3 & Z 1990 forward
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Record Number:
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22080
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Unique Identifier:
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Q000453
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