Epidemiology has often been defined as the study of the distribution of disease, together with the distribution of factors that may modify that risk of disease.

The discipline of epidemiology provides a methodology for perceiving the world and relating to the communities whose health and disease patterns need to be unde

It is an inescapable fact that causation, both generally (in populations), and specifically (in individuals), cannot be observed. Rather, causation is determine

After 9/11, forensic epidemiology emerged as a leading investigative tool, partnering public health officers with law enforcement like never before. Based on th

Events on local, national, and international levels have highlighted the need for joint investigation and collaboration between public health and law enforcemen