O epidemiologista clínico



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Definition


"O epidemiologista clínico" refers to a health professional specializing in studying the patterns, causes, and effects of diseases within clinical settings, focusing on how diseases spread and affect individual patients and populations for better prevention and treatment.

Etymology


The term "o epidemiologista clínico" comes from Portuguese, combining "epidemiologista," derived from the Greek words 'epi' (upon), 'demos' (people), and '-logist' (one who studies), meaning someone who studies disease patterns among people, with "clínico," meaning clinical, relating to patient care. Did you know? The word 'epidemiology' was first used in the early 19th century to describe the study of epidemics.

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