Concepts of Epidemiology Integrating the Ideas, Theories, Principles and Methods of Epidemiology

Name: Concepts of Epidemiology Integrating the Ideas, Theories, Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
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ISBN: 9780199543144

ISBN-10: 0199543143

ISBN-13: 9780199543144

Edition: 2nd 2008

Authors: Raj Bhopal

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Epidemiology is the science that underpins health and health care, and is concerned with the pattern, frequency and causes of disease. This introductory text describes and illustrates epidemiology and its applications to policy making, health service planning, and health promotion. Raj Bhopal developed a conceptual approach to epidemiology in the first edition of this successful text, which involved a systematic focus on underlying concepts and fundamental principles, and this second edition expands upon this popular method. It emphasizes theories and principles, as the bedrock of methodology, countering the mounting criticism that epidemiology is an atheoretical discipline. The…

Book details

List price: $58.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 456
Size: 6.73" wide x 9.69" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English




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