Epidemiology
With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
3rd Edition
Published on 10. December 2004
Book
Mixed media product
335 pages
978-1-4160-2530-6 (ISBN)
Description
Now with access to full text online plus many other extras - posted on studentconsult.com access is via unique pin number in front of the book. This popular book applies the author's many years of clinical and teaching experience to make the principles and methods of epidemiology easy to understand and enjoyable to read about. A clear, concise writing style and just the right dose of humor explain the role of epidemiology in measuring disease in a community, estimating risks, and influencing public policy and ethical concerns. Line diagrams, cartoons, and review questions with answers reinforce the text.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Target group
College/higher education
Intro to epidemiology courses in medical, dental, and public health schools
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 184 mm
Weight
630 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4160-2530-6 (9781416025306)
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Person
Leon Gordis, MD, MPH, DrPH, Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Content
Section I: The Epidemiologic Approach to Disease and Intervention 1. Introduction 2. The Dynamics of Disease Transmission 3. Measuring the Occurrence of Disease 4. Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Diagnostic and Screening Tests 5. The Natural History of Disease: Ways of Expressing Prognosis 6. Assessing the Efficacy of Preventive and Therapeutic Measures: Randomized Trials 7. Randomized Trials: Some Further Issues Section II: Using Epidemiology to Identify the Cause of Disease 8. Cohort Studies 9. Case-Control and Cross-Sectional Studies 10. Estimating Risk: Is There an Association? 11. More on Risk: Estimating the Potential for Prevention 12. A Pause for Review: Comparing Cohort and Case-Control Studies 13. From Association to Causation: Deriving Inferences from Epidemiologic Studies 14. More on Causal Inferences: Bias, Confounding, and Interaction 15. Identifying the Roles of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Disease Causation Section III: Applying Epidemiology to Evaluation and Policy 16. Using Epidemiology to Evaluate Health Services 17. The Epidemiologic Approach to Evaluation of Screening Programs 18. Epidemiology and Public Policy 19. Ethical and Professional Issues in Epidemiology ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS INDEX