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