The evolution of the causation concept and its relation with statistical methods in Epidemiology
A historical review places the first registers of Epidemiology in ancient Greece, with Hippocrates, who identified environmental causes of diseases. Along the centuries, the evolution of the causation concept started to be related to changes in scientific paradigms. In London, during the 17th centur...
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| description | A historical review places the first registers of Epidemiology in ancient Greece, with Hippocrates, who identified environmental causes of diseases. Along the centuries, the evolution of the causation concept started to be related to changes in scientific paradigms. In London, during the 17th century, the quantitative method was introduced in Epidemiology, but it was only by the end of the 19th century that the concept of the environment and a mathematical approach to understanding Public Health issues were well established. This was a very rich period to setting new concepts and systematizations in epidemiologic methodology. The beginning of the 20th century consolidated Epidemiology as a scientific discipline and the development of computers in the post-war years brought much advance in this field. Nowadays, Epidemiology plays an important role as it integrates scientific knowledge on the health/disease process to the professional area, participating in population healthcare efforts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3d3702d5b05a4955b9f16bab4cc241462022-12-22T00:21:14ZengInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert EinsteinEinstein (São Paulo)1679-45082008-09-0163375377The evolution of the causation concept and its relation with statistical methods in EpidemiologyLuis Fernando LisboaA historical review places the first registers of Epidemiology in ancient Greece, with Hippocrates, who identified environmental causes of diseases. Along the centuries, the evolution of the causation concept started to be related to changes in scientific paradigms. In London, during the 17th century, the quantitative method was introduced in Epidemiology, but it was only by the end of the 19th century that the concept of the environment and a mathematical approach to understanding Public Health issues were well established. This was a very rich period to setting new concepts and systematizations in epidemiologic methodology. The beginning of the 20th century consolidated Epidemiology as a scientific discipline and the development of computers in the post-war years brought much advance in this field. Nowadays, Epidemiology plays an important role as it integrates scientific knowledge on the health/disease process to the professional area, participating in population healthcare efforts.http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/996-Einsteinv6n3p374-7.pdfEpidemiology/historyEpidemiology/statistics & numerical dataUses of epidemiology |
| spellingShingle | Luis Fernando Lisboa The evolution of the causation concept and its relation with statistical methods in Epidemiology Einstein (São Paulo) Epidemiology/history Epidemiology/statistics & numerical data Uses of epidemiology |
| title | The evolution of the causation concept and its relation with statistical methods in Epidemiology |
| title_full | The evolution of the causation concept and its relation with statistical methods in Epidemiology |
| title_fullStr | The evolution of the causation concept and its relation with statistical methods in Epidemiology |
| title_full_unstemmed | The evolution of the causation concept and its relation with statistical methods in Epidemiology |
| title_short | The evolution of the causation concept and its relation with statistical methods in Epidemiology |
| title_sort | evolution of the causation concept and its relation with statistical methods in epidemiology |
| topic | Epidemiology/history Epidemiology/statistics & numerical data Uses of epidemiology |
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