title: The renaissance of Hippocratic epidemiology.
abstract: Epidemiology is a small but not unimportant field in medicine. It has a clear identity and special spirit. It is a science that has to avoid methodologic dogmatism. It is a science that is strongly dependent upon collaboration with medical practice and basic medical science. And it is a science that in the true spirit of Hippocrates tries to contribute to the conquering of diseases in patients and in populations.
authors.affiliation: Deparetment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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authors.lastname: Hofman
mesh_terms: D004813:Epidemiology / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D012106:Research