[Activity of the Department of Clinical Epidemiology during the 25 years of its existence in the clinical arena]. / Skúsenosti s cinnost'ou oddelenia klinickej epidemiológie po 25 rokoch jeho existencie v klinickom zariadení.

Twenty-five years ago in the Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases in Bratislava was created a Department of Clinical Epidemiology. It was the first department to bear this title. The authors analyze the activity of this department. They paid special attention not only to quantitative characteristics of the gained results, but also to the description of the used strategy in inserting clinical epidemiology into practice of institutions of therapy and prevention. After the lapse of 25 years the authors consider the establishment of the mentioned department as a correct decision which led to qualitative improvement and more effective activity of the Institute. (Ref. 8.)