A nurse is using analytic epidemiology when conducting a research project.Which of the following projects is the nurse most likely completing?
A) Reviewing communicable disease statistics
B) Determining factors contributing to childhood obesity
C) Analyzing locations where family violence is increasing
D) Documenting population characteristics for healthy older citizens

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Epidemiology refers not only to infectious epidemics but also to other health-related events.Analytic epidemiology looks at the etiology (origins or causes)of disease.It discusses the disease in terms of how and why.Descriptive epidemiology considers health outcomes in terms of what,who,where,and when.It discusses a disease in terms of person,place,and time.

A Nurse Is Using Analytic Epidemiology When Conducting a Research