Epidemiology kept simple : an introduction to classic and modern epidemiology

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    • Gerstman, B. Burt

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Epidemiology kept simple : an introduction to classic and modern epidemiology

B. Burt Gerstman

Wiley, c1998

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Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This text is designed specifically for non-epidemiologists. It aims to provide accessible information on the classical approach and the modern biostatistical approach to studying disease. With authoritative lectures supported by chapter summaries, illustrations, extensive references and review questions and answers, the book facilitates the identification and comprehension of key subjects and also gives readers simple tools to interpret epidemiological data and keep up to date with current disease concepts.

目次

  • Epidemiology past and present
  • selected epidemiologic disease concepts
  • elements of infectious and chronic disease epidemiology
  • identification of disease, part I (reproducibility and validity)
  • identification of disease, part II (case definition and standardized nomenclatures)
  • measures of disease frequency
  • stratification and adjustment
  • measures of association and potential impact
  • analytic study designs
  • inaccuracy in epidemiologic studies, part I (imprecision)
  • inaccuracies in epidemiologic studies, part II (bias)
  • from association to causation
  • clusters and outbreaks, part I (establishing the existence of an epidemic)
  • clusters and outbreaks, part II (outbreak investigation method)
  • computing and epidemiology.

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