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APPLIED EPIDEMIOLOGY: THEORY TO PRACTICE
These are exciting times for epidemiology. Because of the increasingly large demand for epidemiologic expertise and the many advances in epidemiologic methods, both the opportunities and challenges in this field have never been greater. The advances in epidemiologic methods afford more sophisticated ways to evaluate the health risks associated with many exposures and with
environmental contaminants in modern society. New information technologies, including powerful microcomputers, software, and the Internet, offer exciting opportunities for the conduct of a broader array of studies. Changes in how health care is delivered, particularly the growth of organized systems of care, open new chances for epidemiologists to become involved in population-based medicine and the assessment of health care utilization and quality. Despite the vast potential of epidemiology, decisions are frequently made and policy is often formed in the absence of sound epidemiologic data
and scientific reasoning.
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