Epidemiology and population based studies 2
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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Jonas Björk
Occupational and environmental medicine, Lund University, Sweden
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Members
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Lars Alfredsson
The Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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Linda Ernstsen
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
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Mika Gissler
National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Finland
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Karin Guldbrandsson
Public Health Agency of Sweden, Sweden
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Marjukka Mäkelä
The Finnish Medical Society Duodecim, Finland
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Taina Rantanen
Department of Health Sciences and Gerontology Research Center, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
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Naja Hulvej Rod
National Institute of Public Health, the University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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Björn Heine Strand
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norge