Epidemiology: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Epidemiology: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780199543335

ISBN-10: 019954333X

ISBN-13: 9780199543335

Edition: 2010

Authors: Rodolfo Saracci

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What is epidemiology? What are the causes of a new disease? How can pandemics be prevented? Epidemiology is the study of the changing patterns of disease and its main aim is to improve the health of populations. It's a vital field, central to the health of society, to the identification of causes of disease, and to their management and prevention. Epidemiology has had an impact on many areas of medicine; from discovering the relationship between tobacco smoking and lung cancer, to the origin and spread of new epidemics. However, it is often poorly understood, largely due to misrepresentations in the media.In this Very Short Introduction Rodolfo Saracci dispels some of the myths surrounding…

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List price: $8.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 2/25/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 4.41" wide x 6.85" long x 0.37" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English




What is epidemiology?



Measuring health and disease



Searching for the causes of diseases



Establishing the causes of a disease



Testing how to control a disease



Following-up people's health



Enquiring back into people's lives



Mapping health and disease



From epidemiology to medicine, prevention, and public health



Epidemiology between ethics and politics