Epidemiologic methods : studying the occurrence of illness /

This second edition of Epidemiologic Methods offers a rigorous introduction to the concepts and tools of epidemiologic research. Aimed chiefly at future epidemiologists, the book offers clear descriptions, practical examples, and question/answer sections for each of the science's key concepts....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Weiss, Noel S., 1941- (Autor), Koepsell, Thomas D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Edición:Second edition.
Temas:
Epidemiology > Methodology.
Epidemiologic Methods
Épidémiologie > Méthodologie.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : an epidemic of blindness in young children
  • Diseases and populations
  • Disease frequency : basic
  • Disease frequency : advanced
  • Overview of study designs
  • Sources of data on disease occurrence
  • Person, place, and time
  • Inferring a causal relation between exposure and disease
  • Measures of excess risk
  • Measurement error
  • Confounding and its control : basic
  • Confounding and its control : advanced
  • Randomized trials
  • Cohort studies
  • Case-control studies
  • Ecologic and multi-level studies
  • Induction periods and latent periods
  • Improving the sensitivity of epidemiologic studies
  • Screening
  • Outbreak investigation
  • Evaluating the effects of policies on health.

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