Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health

Name: Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health
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ISBN: 9780763725372

ISBN-10: 0763725374

ISBN-13: 9780763725372

Edition: 2003

Authors: Ann Aschengrau, George R. Seage

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Second Edition Available June 2007! This innovative new text provides a current, comprehensive introduction to principles applied in the practice of epidemiology in public health. It incorporates modern ideas in epidemiological thinking that have been largely omitted in other textbooks, providing an overview that is up-to-date and thorough. Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health will familiarize readers with terminology and key concepts in the design, analysis, and interpretation of epidemiological research, giving students the tools they need to critically evaluate scientific literature. Successfully tested in the authors' courses at Boston University and Harvard University for five…

Book details

List price: $94.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
Publication date: 4/18/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 468
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English



Preface



The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology



Measures of Disease Frequency



Comparing Disease Frequencies



Sources of Public Health Data



Descriptive Epidemiology



Overview of Epidemiologic Study Designs



Experimental Studies



Cohort Studies



Case-Control Studies



Bias



Confounding



Random Error



Effect Measure Modification



Critical Review of Epidemiologic Studies



The Epidemiologic Approach to Causation



Screening in Public Health Practice



Ethics in Research Involving Human Participants


Answers to Chapter Questions


Index