title: EPISCOPE: computer programs in veterinary epidemiology.
abstract: Veterinary epidemiology is a rapidly developing science. However, many veterinarians are unfamiliar with the relevant techniques because veterinary schools have not introduced biostatistics as a core element of their courses or adopted epidemiology as a specific discipline. EPISCOPE, the computer software presented in this paper, covers many epidemiological principles and calculations. It can assist both the teaching of epidemiology and the analysis of field data.
authors.affiliation: Agricultural University, Department of Animal Husbandry, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Frankena
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Noordhuizen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Willeberg
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: van Voorthuysen
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Goelema
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D015995:Prevalence; D012984:Software