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Mega studies – the new trend?

EpiBlog

Epidemiology has never been a static science in its more than 100 years of existence. Methods change over time, and research, focus, funding and infrastructures do not remain as they once were. Still, the changes we see now overshadow anything we have seen in the past. Large-scale cohorts are being planned, have started and will […]

Advice for journalists who write about epidemiologic studies

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Epidemiology is the scientific discipline that aims to identify the occurrence and determinants of health and diseases in human populations and the application of this knowledge to control health problems. It is a discipline that systematically uses population experience concerning exposures (social factors, lifestyle factors, environmental factors, treatments, etc.) and health. It is a discipline […]

Good Epidemiological Practice (GEP)

IEA GUIDELINES FOR

PROPER CONDUCT IN EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH

November, 2007

This document is based upon a document developed for the IEA-European Federation. The documentation has been substantially modified over the years. This latest version has been approved by Council.

SUMMARY

In these guidelines, we begin by outlining the background to epidemiological […]