Interpreting Results from Epidemiologic Studies

Jennifer A. Deal; Joshua Betz; Frank R. Lin; Nicholas S. Reed

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1725996

Interpreting Results from Epidemiologic Studies

Jennifer A. Deal, Joshua Betz, Frank R. Lin, Nicholas S. Reed

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Epidemiology is the science of public health. The focus of this discussion is to present a brief overview of how epidemiology approaches questions of disease causation, including why it sometimes gets things wrong, and so to provide a framework for how we consume and use this type of research, particularly when it comes to patient care.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3-9
Number of pages	7
Journal	Seminars in Hearing
Volume	42
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1725996
State	Published - Feb 1 2021

Keywords

causal inference
epidemiology

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Speech and Hearing

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