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An epidemiological approach to understanding the incidence and control of injuries is essential. Epidemiology facilitates discovery of factors contributing to the occurrence of, in this case, injuries from poisoning. This page reviews those theories relative to agent, host and environment involved in an unintentional poisoning incident. It is through an understanding of each of these factors that the poisoning incident becomes more clearly defined.
采用流行病学方法来了解伤害的发生率和控制措施至关重要。流行病学有助于发现导致中毒伤害发生的因素。本页面回顾了与意外中毒事件中涉及的致病因素、宿主因素和环境因素相关的理论。正是通过对这些因素的逐一理解，中毒事件才得以更清晰地界定。
