RT Book, Section A1 Weinstock, Martin A. A1 Chren, Mary-Margaret A2 Goldsmith, Lowell A. A2 Katz, Stephen I. A2 Gilchrest, Barbara A. A2 Paller, Amy S. A2 Leffell, David J. A2 Wolff, Klaus SR Print(0) ID 56020001 T1 Chapter 1. The Epidemiology and Burden of Skin Disease T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e YR 2012 FD 2012 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-166904-7 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56020001 RD 2024/04/19 AB Scientists in health-related fields focus on phenomena at different levels. For laboratory scientists, the focus is at the molecular, cellular, or organ system level; for clinical scientists, the focus is on the patient; and for public health practitioners, the focus is on the population. Epidemiology is the basic science of public health.