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Epi Wit & Wisdom Articles
The Future of Epidemiology (1
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Special Exclusive Report
This issue of Epi Monitor is
devoted almost exclusively to reporting on the First International
Panum Seminar organized in Copenhagen in late January to discuss “The
Future of Epidemiology.” We judged this topic of sufficient interest
and importance to accord it special treatment and we hope that you
will find our reporting useful and interesting.
“The Future of Epidemiology” as
a topic first burst onto the epidemiology world stage in 1995 when
Brazilian epidemiologists asked Mervyn Susser to address the topic at
their Joint Epidemiology Congress in Salvador, Bahia Brazil (see the
Epi Monitor, June 1995). According to Susser, “since the Brazilians
gave me the question, it has been feeding a lot of people.” Whether it
is the approaching millenium, the ire raised by Gary Taubes in his
Science article, or some vaguely felt malaise becoming more prevalent
in the field, there is no denying that this topic has been “the buzz”
ever since. And it shows no signs of letting up.
Published February 1999 v
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