Nineteen percent of the patients had suffered a tear in an artery, most often in the carotid (neck) artery, and 17 percent had suffered an aneurysm (a bulge in an artery), most often in the renal (kidney) artery, the study authors reported in a symposium news release.
and analyzed with no less care than studies intended to examine risk-fac-tor associations with cancer. If proper care is not taken, descriptive studies will divert scientific resources, especially public health department resources, away from more productive activities. Descriptive epidemiology studies can also be used to evaluate cancer
What is an Epidemiologist? Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and causes of disease. It aims to solve or control health problems. Epidemiology integrates experiments, risk assessment, statistical analysis, surveys, and interviews to study disease patterns. Epidemiologists investigate patterns and causes of diseases and injuries that affect people. They try to reduce diseases and injuries through community education and policy. Environmental epidemiologists study diseases that are known or suspected to be caused by environmental factors.