Biodemographic perspectives for epidemiologists
<p>Abstract</p> <p>A new scientific discipline arose in the late 20<sup>th </sup>century known as biodemography. When applied to aging, biodemography is the scientific study of common age patterns and causes of death observed among humans and other sexually reproducing...
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| author | Carnes Bruce A Brody Jacob Grant Mark Olshansky S Jay |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>A new scientific discipline arose in the late 20<sup>th </sup>century known as biodemography. When applied to aging, biodemography is the scientific study of common age patterns and causes of death observed among humans and other sexually reproducing species and the biological forces that contribute to them. Biodemography is interdisciplinary, involving a combination of the population sciences and such fields as molecular and evolutionary biology. Researchers in this emerging field have discovered attributes of aging and death in humans that may very well change the way epidemiologists view and study the causes and expression of disease. In this paper, the biodemography of aging is introduced in light of traditional epidemiologic models of disease causation and death.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c088c5d1dec40948b439e7f80039adc2022-12-22T01:16:48ZengBMCEmerging Themes in Epidemiology1742-76222005-09-01211010.1186/1742-7622-2-10Biodemographic perspectives for epidemiologistsCarnes Bruce ABrody JacobGrant MarkOlshansky S Jay<p>Abstract</p> <p>A new scientific discipline arose in the late 20<sup>th </sup>century known as biodemography. When applied to aging, biodemography is the scientific study of common age patterns and causes of death observed among humans and other sexually reproducing species and the biological forces that contribute to them. Biodemography is interdisciplinary, involving a combination of the population sciences and such fields as molecular and evolutionary biology. Researchers in this emerging field have discovered attributes of aging and death in humans that may very well change the way epidemiologists view and study the causes and expression of disease. In this paper, the biodemography of aging is introduced in light of traditional epidemiologic models of disease causation and death.</p>http://www.ete-online.com/content/2/1/10 |
| spellingShingle | Carnes Bruce A Brody Jacob Grant Mark Olshansky S Jay Biodemographic perspectives for epidemiologists Emerging Themes in Epidemiology |
| title | Biodemographic perspectives for epidemiologists |
| title_full | Biodemographic perspectives for epidemiologists |
| title_fullStr | Biodemographic perspectives for epidemiologists |
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| title_short | Biodemographic perspectives for epidemiologists |
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