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disability epidemiology  

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  • Disability epidemiology constitutes a subdiscipline within epidemiology, similar to areas such as maternal and health epidemiology or nutritional epidemiology, which focus on a particular area and augment the approach and methodology common to many epidemiological endeavors with specific concerns and techniques relevant to the subject matter. This entry describes several key aspects of the definition of disability epidemiology, provides an overview of disability surveillance, and examines methodological issues in the field. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Disability Epidemiology]

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