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Epidemiologic methods for the study of infectious diseases /

This is the first comprhensive volume on the methodologic issues in epidemiologic research on infectious diseases. It will be an invaluable resource both to students of epidemiologic research on infectious diseases. It will be and invaluable resource both to students of epidemiology and to establish...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Ovid Technologies, Inc
Otros Autores: Thomas, James C. (James Conley), 1954-, Weber, David J. (David Jay), 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, Ã2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Biological basis of infectious disease epidemiology
  • Ch. 2. Immune response and methods for detection of infections diseases
  • Ch. 3. Theories of causation
  • Ch. 4. Concepts of transmission and dynamics
  • Ch. 5. Overview of study design
  • Ch. 6. Sources of data
  • Ch. 7. Disease surveillance
  • Ch. 8. Microbial molecular techniques
  • Ch. 9. Evaluation of diagnostic tests
  • Ch. 10. Respiratory transmission
  • Ch. 11. Fecal-oral transmission
  • Ch. 12. Vector-borne transmission
  • Ch. 13. Sexual transmission
  • Ch. 14. Investigation of outbreaks
  • Ch. 15. Clinical trials
  • Ch. 16. Community intervention studies
  • Ch. 17. Evaluation of immunization programs
  • Ch. 18. Research in out-of-home child care
  • Ch. 19. Infections among the elderly
  • Ch. 20. HIV/AIDS research
  • Ch. 21. Research collaborations in developing countries.