Kurata J H
Department of Family Medicine, San Bernardino County Medical Center, California.
Gastroenterology. 1989 Feb;96(2 Pt 2 Suppl):569-80. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5085(89)80052-6.
A proposed framework for integrated research in ulcer epidemiology is presented. This framework entails the integration of ulcer epidemiology information from national data sets and regional or specialized data sources to produce an organized sequence of studies. National data sets are used to determine the descriptive characteristics of ulcer epidemiology in terms of person, place, and time. Once subpopulations with high or low rates of ulcer disease are identified, hypotheses are generated to explain subpopulation differences. These etiologic hypotheses are then tested in regional or specialized study populations such as the Adventist Health Study, the Rand Health Insurance Study, or the American Rheumatism Association Medical Information System.
本文提出了一个溃疡病流行病学综合研究的框架。该框架要求整合来自国家数据集以及区域或专门数据源的溃疡病流行病学信息，以形成有组织的研究序列。国家数据集用于确定溃疡病流行病学在人、地点和时间方面的描述性特征。一旦确定了溃疡病发病率高或低的亚人群，就会提出假设来解释亚人群之间的差异。然后，这些病因假设会在区域或专门的研究人群中进行检验，如基督复临安息日会健康研究、兰德健康保险研究或美国风湿病协会医学信息系统。
