Relier Pairs EpidemiologyVersion en ligne Common words used in epidemiology par Maureen Strauss 1 Calibration 2 Placebo effect (Hawthorne effect) 3 Placebo 4 Basic Screening 5 Pilot study 6 Epidemiology 7 Surveillance 8 Causality (or Cause and Effect) 9 Trends 10 Eradication Ongoing observation, persistent watching over, scrutinizing, constant monitoring, and assessing changes in populations related to disease, conditions, injuries, disabilities or death trends a trial run to evaluate how to control the variables before beginning a larger study Elimination of an infectious disease agent through surveillance and containment Rapid assessment accomplished in a short time by visual detection providing information about gross dental and oral lesions. Standardization of examiners as they apply epidemiologic measurements a treatment which has no therapeutic value (looks, taste, etc.; same in appeal) A particular exposure results in a particular outcome Study of the nature, cause, control, and determinants of the frequency and distribution of disease, disability, and death in human populations Long-term changes or movements in disease patterns and health-related conditions identifies by examining surveillance data Positive treatment results based upon the subjects belief about the efficacy of a treatment intervention or subjects’ knowledge that they are being observed
