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