Population System Epidemiology vs. Individual Risk Factor Epidemiology
Population System Epidemiology
- Is consistent with risk factor epidemiology when the population system is linear but not when it is non-linear
- Treats the population as a dynamic entity with internal processes and feedbacks
- Evaluates the effects of the arrangement and timing of exposures and of interactions between individuals
- Analyzes non-linear systems
- Views epidemiological data as having more dimensions than standard statistical analyses