Epidemiology
Trends
Calibration
Surveillance
Eradication
Placebo
Basic Screening
Pilot study
Placebo effect (Hawthorne effect)
Causality (or Cause and Effect)
A particular exposure results in a particular outcome
Elimination of an infectious disease agent through surveillance and containment
Long-term changes or movements in disease patterns and health-related conditions identifies by examining surveillance data
Rapid assessment accomplished in a short time by visual detection providing information about gross dental and oral lesions.
a trial run to evaluate how to control the variables before beginning a larger study
a treatment which has no therapeutic value (looks, taste, etc.; same in appeal)
Positive treatment results based upon the subjects belief about the efficacy of a treatment intervention or subjects’ knowledge that they are being observed
Standardization of examiners as they apply epidemiologic measurements
Study of the nature, cause, control, and determinants of the frequency and distribution of disease, disability, and death in human populations
Ongoing observation, persistent watching over, scrutinizing, constant monitoring, and assessing changes in populations related to disease, conditions, injuries, disabilities or death trends
