Epidemiology and population based studies 1
The area Epidemiology and population based studies includes studies of prevalence, trends and analysis of morbidity and mortality.
Furthermore, identification of risk factors and their relative importance for illness and health, as well as disease emergence and prognosis, and development of epidemiological methodology is included in this area.
Key concepts
- Prevalence, trends and analysis of diseases and mortality
- Determinants of health (risk and protective factors)
- Development of epidemiological methodology
Members of the scientific panel
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Chairperson
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Maria Feychting
Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
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Members
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Elisabeth Bengtsson
Region Västra Götaland, Sweden
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Johan Hallqvist
Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala university, Sweden
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Marie Lawrence
Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, Sweden
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Nawi Ng
Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Sweden
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Lars Christian Stene
Norwegian Insitute of Public Health, University of Oslo, Norway
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Dag S Thelle
Institutt for medicinske basalfag, Universitetet i Oslo, Norway
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Lau Caspar Thygesen
Department of Population Health and Morbidity, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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Giske Ursin
University of Oslo and the Cancer Registry of Norway, Norway
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Nina Øyen
Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Norway