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. 2011 Nov;62(11):859-68; quiz 869-70.
doi: 10.1007/s00105-011-2175-0.

[Dermato-epidemiology]

[Article in German]
C J Apfelbacher  1 , T L Diepgen, E Weisshaar
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[Dermato-epidemiology]

[Article in German]
C J Apfelbacher et al. Hautarzt. 2011 Nov.

Abstract

Dermato-epidemiology is an important scientific discipline which investigates skin diseases using epidemiological methods. Epidemiology is the science of the distribution and determinants of disease in specified populations. We describe fundamental terms of dermato-epidemiology (measures of disease occurrence, measures of risk), different study types (observational studies, interventional studies), the selection of statistical tests, bias and confounding as well as the principles of evidence-based dermatology, and give illustrative examples.

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