Social epidemiology is defined as the
A. total number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time.
B. total number of communicable diseases that exist at a given time.
C. study of the distribution of disease, impairment, and general health status across a population.
D. total number of cases of infant deaths for a given population during a specific period of time.
C. study of the distribution of disease, impairment, and general health status across a population.
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