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Introduction to Epidemiology, Seventh Edition is a comprehensive, reader-friendly introduction to this exciting field. Designed for students with minimal training in the biomedical sciences and statistics, this full color text emphasizes the application of the basic principles of epidemiology according to person, place, and time factors in order to solve current, often unexpected, and serious public health problems.

Students will learn how to identify and describe public health problems, formulate research hypotheses, select appropriate research study designs, manage and analyze epidemiologic data, interpret results, and apply results in preventing and controlling disease and health-related events. Offering real-world examples in the form of case studies and news files in each chapter, Introduction to Epidemiology is an accessible and effective approach to learning epidemiology.

The Seventh Edition is a thorough revision that offers:

Updated tables, figures and examples throughout
Greater emphasis on epidemiology in international settings, causality, and disease transmission
Real-world public health problems involving both infectious and chronic diseases and conditions


Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1 Foundations of Epidemiology
Chapter 2 Historic Developments in Epidemiology
Chapter 3 Practical Disease Concepts in Epidemiology
Chapter 4 Design Strategies and Statistical Methods in Descriptive Epidemiology
Chapter 5 Descriptive Epidemiology According to Person, Place, and Time
Chapter 6 General Health and Population Indicators
Chapter 7 Design Strategies and Statistical Methods in Analytic Epidemiology
Chapter 8 Experimental Studies in Epidemiology
Chapter 9 Causality
Chapter 10 Field Epidemiology
Chapter 11 Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Chapter 12 Clinical Epidemiology
Appendix I Case Studies
Appendix II Selected Statistical Techniques for Measuring Association between Two Variables According to Variable Type
Appendix III Common Study Designs with Selected Measures of Association and Test Statistics
Appendix IV Summary of Confidence Intervals for Evaluating Selected Hypotheses
Appendix V Classification and Specialty Journals in Epidemiology
Appendix VI Epidemiologic Associations and Societies
Appendix VII Selected Answers to Chapter Questions
Autores
ISBN
978-1-284-09435-0
EAN
9781284094350
Editor
Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
Stock
NO
Idioma
Inglés
Nivel
Profesional
Formato
Encuadernado
Rústica
Páginas
340
Largo
-
Ancho
-
Peso
-
Edición
Fecha de edición
14-01-2017
Año de edición
2017
Nº de ediciones
7
Colección
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Nº de colección
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