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Biomedical Model
Suggests illness always has a biological cause
Reductionism
Approach to understand the parts to understand the whole
Germ Theory
Louis Pasteur's findings led to the theory that disease is caused by a pathogen
Cholera
Causes severe diarrhea and vomiting, leading to dehydration and shock
Epidemiology
Study of patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations
Vaccines
Smallpox vaccine by Dr. Edward Jenner led to eradication of smallpox in the 20th century
Cell Theory
Mid-1800s experiments made cells visible with a microscope
Scientific Revolution
Refers to the development of modern scientific inquiry, advocating a mechanistic view of the
human body and the universe
Epidemiological Research
Involves exposure, outcome, morbidity, mortality, etiology, and prevalence
Causality
, Example: German scientists found the association between smoking and lung cancer in the late
1930s
H. pylori
Hypothesized as the cause of peptic ulcers by Warren & Marshall
Experimental Studies
Gold standard for identifying causal relationships when designed properly
Random Assignment
Reduces bias, averages out effects of confounds, and improves ability to attribute differences
between groups to intervention
Blinding
Conceals group assignment to reduce potential biases in behavior of patients and data analysts
Placebo
Should resemble intervention as much as possible, for example, inert tablet/pill or 'sham'
surgery
Cross-Sectional Studies
Takes a 'point-in-time' picture of health, health behaviors, and exposure factors, providing an
estimate of prevalence
Case-Control Studies
Retrospective study comparing people with and without the outcome to see how many had
exposure to a variable of interest
Cohort Studies
Prospective study following people with and without exposure to see if they develop the
outcome of interest
Biomedical Model
Suggests illness always has a biological cause
Reductionism
Approach to understand the parts to understand the whole
Germ Theory
Louis Pasteur's findings led to the theory that disease is caused by a pathogen
Cholera
Causes severe diarrhea and vomiting, leading to dehydration and shock
Epidemiology
Study of patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations
Vaccines
Smallpox vaccine by Dr. Edward Jenner led to eradication of smallpox in the 20th century
Cell Theory
Mid-1800s experiments made cells visible with a microscope
Scientific Revolution
Refers to the development of modern scientific inquiry, advocating a mechanistic view of the
human body and the universe
Epidemiological Research
Involves exposure, outcome, morbidity, mortality, etiology, and prevalence
Causality
, Example: German scientists found the association between smoking and lung cancer in the late
1930s
H. pylori
Hypothesized as the cause of peptic ulcers by Warren & Marshall
Experimental Studies
Gold standard for identifying causal relationships when designed properly
Random Assignment
Reduces bias, averages out effects of confounds, and improves ability to attribute differences
between groups to intervention
Blinding
Conceals group assignment to reduce potential biases in behavior of patients and data analysts
Placebo
Should resemble intervention as much as possible, for example, inert tablet/pill or 'sham'
surgery
Cross-Sectional Studies
Takes a 'point-in-time' picture of health, health behaviors, and exposure factors, providing an
estimate of prevalence
Case-Control Studies
Retrospective study comparing people with and without the outcome to see how many had
exposure to a variable of interest
Cohort Studies
Prospective study following people with and without exposure to see if they develop the
outcome of interest
