Descriptive characteristics
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Descriptive characteristics are the signs characterizing:
- person (age, sex),
- place (geographic location) and
- time (time determination of exposure or onset of disease) in connection with the risk and occurrence of the disease.
For more information see Descriptive Studies.
Links
Sources
- BENCKO, Vladimír, et al. Epidemiologie, výukové texty pro studenty 1. LFUK, Praha. 2. edition. Praha : Univerzita Karlova v Praze – Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0383-7.
