Lubker B B
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599, USA.
J Commun Disord. 1997 Jul-Aug;30(4):251-65; quiz 265-7. doi: 10.1016/s0021-9924(97)00002-6.
This article introduces epidemiology as a health science that is essential as a complement to the basic laboratory and clinical sciences in speech-language pathology and audiology. A contemporary definition of epidemiology is presented. Principles of epidemiology, including causal criteria, and use and misuse of concepts such as incidence, prevalence, and risk are elaborated from the perspective of practitioners and researchers in human communication sciences and disorders. The ubiquity of epidemiologic data in the news media illustrates the complexities of data interpretation.
本文介绍流行病学这一健康科学，它作为言语语言病理学和听力学中基础实验室科学与临床科学的补充至关重要。文中给出了流行病学的当代定义。从人类交流科学与障碍领域的从业者和研究人员的角度，阐述了流行病学原理，包括因果标准，以及发病率、患病率和风险等概念的使用与误用。新闻媒体中流行病学数据的普遍存在说明了数据解读的复杂性。
