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Epidemiology, Descriptive - Preferred

Concept UI	FD00060299
Scope note	The aspect of epidemiology concerned with organizing and summarizing health-related data according to time, place, and person. http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/EpiGlossary/glossary.htm
Preferred term	Epidemiology, Descriptive
Entry term(s)	Time, Place and Person