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Epidemiology studies the distribution and determinants of disease frequency in human beings [1]. It applies scientific method with the following steps: descriptive research, analytical research, and experimental research. In the field of glaucoma, only the first stage can be performed.
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Sampaolesi, R., Sampaolesi, J.R., Zárate, J. (2014). Epidemiology and Etiopathogenia. In: The Glaucomas. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35500-4_3
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