EPIDEMIOLOGY - A BASIS FOR ANIMAL-DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTIVE VETERINARY-MEDICINE

Authors
Citation
T. Blaha, EPIDEMIOLOGY - A BASIS FOR ANIMAL-DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTIVE VETERINARY-MEDICINE, Tierarztliche Umschau, 49(1), 1994, pp. 14-20
Citations number
1
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
ISSN journal
00493864
Volume
49
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
14 - 20
Database
ISI
SICI code
0049-3864(1994)49:1<14:E-ABFA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Definitions are provided in order to distinguish between the one form of epidemiology describing the behaviour of a communicable disease in populations and the other form of epidemiology as a bio-medical discip line of research. The problems, together with the methodologies and to ols which are used, which the art of epidemiology can be applied to ar e discussed. The current state of the art of epidemiology in veterinar y medicine and likely trends are described.