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Qualifier English: Epidemiologists
Qualifier Spanish: Epidemiólogos
Descriptor epidemiólogos
Scope note: Profesionales médicos titulados que estudian las causas, incidencia y comportamiento típico de los brotes epidémicos o de otros problemas relacionados con la salud, y determinan la relación que existe entre los hospedadores, agentes y el ambiente en relación con la distribución y control de las enfermedades.
Qualifier Portuguese: Epidemiologistas
Qualifier French: Épidémiologistes
Entry term(s): Epidemiologist
Tree number(s): M01.526.485.353
N02.360.345
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000072158
Scope note: Qualified medical professionals who study the causes, incidence, and characteristic behavior of disease outbreaks or other health-related conditions and determine the interrelationships of hosts, agents, and environment related to the distribution and control of diseases.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
OG organization & administration
PX psychology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Epidemiology (1964-2016)
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
DeCS ID: 56827
Unique ID: D000072158
NLM Classification: WA 21
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2017/01/01
Date of Entry: 2016/07/08
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Epidemiologists - Preferred
Concept UI M000616435
Scope note Qualified medical professionals who study the causes, incidence, and characteristic behavior of disease outbreaks or other health-related conditions and determine the interrelationships of hosts, agents, and environment related to the distribution and control of diseases.
Preferred term Epidemiologists
Entry term(s) Epidemiologist



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