What do epidemiologists mean by 'population mixing'?

Graham R. Law; Richard G. Feltbower; John C. Taylor; Roger C. Parslow; Mark S. Gilthorpe; Paul Boyle; Patricia A. McKinney

doi:10.1002/pbc.21570

What do epidemiologists mean by 'population mixing'?

Graham R. Law, Richard G. Feltbower, John C. Taylor, Roger C. Parslow, Mark S. Gilthorpe, Paul Boyle, Patricia A. McKinney

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Abstract

There is growing evidence that some chronic diseases are caused, or promoted, by infectious disease. 'Population mixing' has been used as a proxy for the range and dose of infectious agents circulating in a community. Given the speculation over the role of population mixing in many chronic diseases, we review the various methods used for measuring population mixing, and provide a classification of these. We recommend that authors fulfill two criteria in publications: measures are demonstrably associated with the putative risk factors for which population-mixing is acting as a proxy and fundamental characteristics of the chosen measures are clearly defined.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	155-160
Number of pages	6
Journal	Pediatric Blood & Cancer
Volume	51
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.21570
Publication status	Published - Aug 2008

Keywords

census
epidemiology
infections
leukemia
population mixing
ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC-LEUKEMIA
NON-HODGKINS-LYMPHOMA
OCCUPATIONAL CONTACT LEVEL
CHILDHOOD ACUTE-LEUKEMIA
INFANT-DEATH-SYNDROME
DAY-CARE
INFECTIOUS-DISEASES
RADIATION WORKERS
GEOGRAPHICAL-DISTRIBUTION
INFLUENZAE DISEASE

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