Methods Mol Biol. 2021;2326:167-195. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1514-0_12.
ABSTRACT
Environmental epidemiology is a science that applies traditional epidemiology methods and combines the characteristics of the relationship between environment and population health, and studies the relationship between external environmental factors and population health from a macro perspective. The following methods are usually used. (1) Descriptive research: including ecological research and current situation research. (2) Analytical research: including case-control research and group research. (3) Experimental epidemiological research. In this section, according to the short-term and long-term effects of studying environmental risk factors, it is divided into two parts. Short-term effect methods include time series study, case-crossover study, and panel study. Long-term effect methods include cross-sectional study, case-control study, and cohort study.
PMID:34097268 | DOI:10.1007/978-1-0716-1514-0_12
