The factors,exposures,characteristics,and behaviors that determine patterns of disease are described using:
A) descriptive epidemiology.
B) analytic epidemiology.
C) distribution.
D) determinants.

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Determinants are the factors,exposures,characteristics,and behaviors that determine patterns of disease,which may be individual,relational,social,communal,or environmental.Descriptive epidemiology seeks to describe the occurrence of a disease in terms of person,place,and time.Analytic epidemiology focuses on the investigation of causes and associations.Distribution describes who has the disease and where and when the disease occurs.

The Factors,exposures,characteristics,and Behaviors That Determine Patterns of Disease Are Described