For your research paper (due 5/4/2026 @ 11:59pm) I would like you to complete an epidemiological review of a health topic of your choice from the
Your paper should explain the disease in terms of pathology and classification of the disease, global & local incidence and prevalence, descriptive epidemiology (the frequency and the distribution of risk factors in populations and enable your audience to assess the extent of a disease), possible disparities, then as much as possible analytical epidemiology (risk and protective factors of disease). In addition, there should be an introduction and a summary/conclusion.
I have attached chapter 20 of your text
to use as a style guide. ( Note: This is an example of language not format. I do not want sections. This should flow continuously. Points will be deducted for sectioned paper.)
Please review the AMA style guide below. If you do not format in AMA style ( and use in-text superscript citation), major points will be deducted.
Your paper should have a minimum of 6 peer-reviewed journal articles.
Scholarly, peer-reviewed, or refereed articles are written by scholars or experts in a particular discipline. The authors’ peers review the article before it gets published in a journal (see definition below.) This process adds more credibility and accuracy to the claims in the article. If you are unfamiliar, please visit this link on Usually, this can be easily done by limiting a database search to “peer-reviewed journals only.” These articles should be within the last ten years or so. You should not have any articles that start prior to 2010.
Note: I know your name, this class, and the assignment. You do not need a cover page nor a large header at the top of your paper. Points WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR UNNECESSARY FILLER SPACE. Put your topic at the top and start your paper.
Also regarding AMA citations–this means you should have ama styled in-text citations as well as the correct format for your references page. Please refer to the following style guides regading AMA format ( or you could make it easy and use Mendeley
Paper Requirements:
- 5-6 pages ( your reference page DOES NOT count as a page)
- Do not start your paper with an abundance of space at the top. I know the class, the assignment, my name, and the date. No need to put this information. The name of your topic is all that is needed.
- NO COVER SHEET
- typewritten
- paginated
- double-spaced
- Courier or Times New Roman (12 point size)
- 1″ Margins (Top, bottom, left, right)
- At least 6 scholarly peer-reviewed scholarly journals. You should not have any articles that start prior to 2010.
- citations in AMA format (
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