title: [Features of epidemiological activity in medicine].
abstract: The article deals with the main elements of scientific knowledge in epidemiology, viz. its subject matter, goals and methods. The statement is substantiated that the main subject of epidemiology, determining its specificity, is the morbidity of the population, and the content of the epidemiological goals and methods are disclosed. The determination of the term "epidemiological approach" as well as a scheme reflecting the structure of epidemiology are presented.
authors.affiliation: Sechenov Medical Academy, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Paltyshev
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Filatov
mesh_terms: D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000266:history; D006040:Goals; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D009017:Morbidity; D011634:Public Health