Teaching Multi-Dimensional Views of Disease Causation: The Web of Causation in Epidemiology.

Hawkins, Wesley E.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ453767

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Teaching Multi-Dimensional Views of Disease Causation: The Web of Causation in Epidemiology.

Hawkins, Wesley E.; And Others

Journal of Health Education, v23 n5 p301-03 Jul-Aug 1992

According to the Web of Causation epidemiologic model, every disease has multiple causes, and every cause also has multiple causes. The article describes a Web project in an introductory epidemiology course and includes specific guidelines for the written project and a model student web. (SM)

Descriptors: American Indians, Causal Models, Disease Incidence, Epidemiology, Etiology, Health Conditions, Higher Education, Public Health, Sociocultural Patterns

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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