TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Infectious Diseases Epidemiology A1 - Ambroggio, Lilliam A1 - Schondelmeyer, Amanda C. A2 - Shah, Samir S. A2 - Kemper, Alex R. A2 - Ratner, Adam J. PY - 2019 T2 - Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e AB - Epidemiology is the study of the distribution of disease in a population and the factors, both risk and protective, that cause this distribution.1 Studying the causes, distribution, risk factors, and treatment of diseases provides the cornerstone for research into explaining the root cause and mechanism of transmission for infectious diseases. This chapter is designed to provide a brief introduction to the core principles of clinical research and epidemiology. Our goal is to present clinicians with an overview of the key terms and concepts found throughout published research, and we hope that this chapter will serve as a useful reference for pediatricians seeking to better understand the fundamentals of infectious diseases epidemiology. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157319043 ER -