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| Title |
The science of epidemiology and the methods needed for public health assessments: a review of epidemiology textbooks
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-139 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hebe N Gouda, John W Powles |
| Abstract |
Epidemiology is often described as 'the science of public health'. Here we aim to assess the extent that epidemiological methods, as covered in contemporary standard textbooks, provide tools that can assess the relative magnitude of public health problems and can be used to help rank and assess public health priorities. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 33 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 15% |
| Spain | 4 | 12% |
| United States | 2 | 6% |
| Australia | 2 | 6% |
| India | 1 | 3% |
| Nepal | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Finland | 1 | 3% |
| Colombia | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 15 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 20 | 61% |
| Scientists | 8 | 24% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 12% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 101 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 95 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 22 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 8% |
| Researcher | 6 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 20 | 20% |
| Unknown | 27 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 36 | 36% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 7% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 11% |
| Unknown | 30 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 19. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 September 2021.
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#1,887,970
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#2,119
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#22,114
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#35
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