Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health

Name: Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health
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ISBN: 9780763740252

ISBN-10: 076374025X

ISBN-13: 9780763740252

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Ann Aschengrau, George R. Seage, George R. Seage

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Successfully tested in the authors' courses at Boston University and Harvard University for five years, this text combines theory and practice in presenting traditional and new epidemiologic concepts. Broad in scope, the text opens with five chapters covering the basic epidemiologic concepts and data sources. A major emphasis is placed on study design, with separate chapters devoted to each of the three main analytic designs: experimental, cohort, and case-control studies. Full chapters on bias, confounding, and random error, including the roll of statistics in epidemiology, ensure that students are well-equipped with the necessary information to interpret the results of epidemiologic…

Book details

List price: $128.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
Publication date: 6/8/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 516
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.540
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