Epidemiology in modern Times

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Alejandro Moctezuma-Paz
<p>Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Coordinaci&oacute;n de Investigaci&oacute;n en Salud, Divisi&oacute;n de Investigaci&oacute;n Cl&iacute;nica. Ciudad de M&eacute;xico, M&eacute;xico</p>
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4015-8040
Carlos Francisco Vázquez-Rodríguez
<p>Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital General Regional No. 1, Servicio de Epidemiolog&iacute;a. Orizaba, Veracruz, M&eacute;xico.</p>
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3777-2130
Gloria Areli Benítez-González
<p>Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital General Regional No. 1, Servicio de Epidemiolog&iacute;a. Orizaba, Veracruz, M&eacute;xico.</p>
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4496-2378
Patricia Solís-Chávez
<p>Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital General Regional No. 1, Servicio de Epidemiolog&iacute;a. Orizaba, Veracruz, M&eacute;xico.</p>
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0857-8491
Nancy Canché-Kauil
<p>Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital General Regional No. 1, Servicio de Epidemiolog&iacute;a. Orizaba, Veracruz, M&eacute;xico.</p>
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0269-6203
Juan Pablo Flores-Legorreta
<p>Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital General Regional No. 1, Servicio de Epidemiolog&iacute;a. Orizaba, Veracruz, M&eacute;xico.</p>
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6610-1208
Yesica Hernández-Jiménez
<p>Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital General Regional No. 1, Servicio de Epidemiolog&iacute;a. Orizaba, Veracruz, M&eacute;xico.</p>
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7895-0979
José Arturo Córdova-Fernández
<p>Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital General Regional No. 1, Servicio de Epidemiolog&iacute;a. Orizaba, Veracruz, M&eacute;xico.</p>
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7105-2455
Elliot Gerardo Méndez-Vichique
<p>Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital General Regional No. 1, Servicio de Epidemiolog&iacute;a. Orizaba, Veracruz, M&eacute;xico.</p>
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0241-5579

Keywords

Public Health, Health Challenges, Epidemiology

Abstract

The constant advance of diseases, as well as the continuous socio-demographic change has made medical sciences to dig deep in the field of causal research and prevention. For this, epidemiology, whose main axis is to break paradigms, has undergone a very rapid evolution worldwide. Health challenges are becoming greater, which is why training more specialists in epidemiology is a priority need. 

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López S, Garrido F, Hernández M. Desarrollo histórico de la epidemiología: su formación como disciplina científica. Salud Publica Mex. 2000;42(2):133-43.

 

Méndez F. Epidemiología moderna: Antecedentes, desarrollos y perspectivas. Rev Salud Publica. 2013;15(5):707-18.

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Published
November 15, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/
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Vol. 59 No. 5 (2021): September-October
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Editorial
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Moctezuma-Paz A, Vázquez-Rodríguez CF, Benítez-González GA, Solís-Chávez P, Canché-Kauil N, Flores-Legorreta JP, et al. Epidemiology in modern Times. Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc [Internet]. 2021 Nov. 15 [cited 2025 Aug. 26];59(5):358-9. Available from: https://revistamedica.imss.gob.mx/index.php/revista_medica/article/view/4426