Epidemiology of Behavioral and Emotional Disorders...

Epidemiology of Behavioral and Emotional Disorders of Adolescence: Implications for Treatment, Research, and Policy

Abstract

Epidemiology can be defined as the study of disease and health in human populations (Kleinbaum, Kupper, & Morgenstern, 1982). The use of populations distinguishes epidemiology from clinical medicine and basic biomedical sciences which usually involve small samples of individuals. The ultimate goal of epidemiology is to improve the health status of populations.

Authors

Offord DR; Boyle MH; Racine YA

Pagination

pp. 13-26

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

January 1, 1990

DOI

10.1007/978-1-4615-3734-2_2

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Michael Boyle

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences

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