mid-15c., from Middle French attestation and directly from Latin attestationem (nominative attestatio) an attesting, testimony, noun of action from past participle stem of attestari to prove, confirm (see attest).
Work Environment. Epidemiologists generally work in clean, well-lit offices and laboratories. In addition to hospitals, epidemiologists work in colleges and universities, schools of public health, medical schools, and research and development services firms.
It is a highly quantitative discipline based on principles of statistics and research methodologies. Epidemiology Key Terms and Core Concepts â¢ Distribution: Epidemiologists study the distribution of frequencies and patterns of health events within groups in a population.sing descriptive epidemiology, epidemiologists characterize health events in terms of time, place, and person.â¢ Determinants: Epidemiologists search for causes or factors that are associated with increased risk or probability of disease.