Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health / Edition 3

Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health / Edition 3

ISBN-10:
1449657338
ISBN-13:
9781449657338
Pub. Date:
06/17/2013
Publisher:
Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN-10:
1449657338
ISBN-13:
9781449657338
Pub. Date:
06/17/2013
Publisher:
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health / Edition 3

Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health / Edition 3

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Overview

The Second Edition of this best selling text is a comprehensive introduction to principles applied in the practice of epidemiology in public health. Featuring the most current data, this revision incorporates modern ideas in epidemiological thinking that have been largely omitted in other textbooks, providing an overview that is up-to-date and thorough.

Successfully tested in the authors' own courses at Boston University and Harvard University, Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health will familiarize readers with terminology and key concepts in the design, analysis, and interpretation of epidemiological research.

Broad in scope, the text opens with five chapters covering the basic epidemiologic concepts and data sources. A major emphasis is placed on study design, with separate chapters devoted to each of the three main analytic designs: experimental, cohort, and case-control studies.

Full chapters on bias, confounding, effect measure modification, and random error, including the roll of statistics in epidemiology, ensure that students are well-equipped to interpret the results of epidemiologic studies. Up-to-date examples from the epidemiologic literature on diseases of public health importance are provided throughout the book.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781449657338
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date: 06/17/2013
Edition description: Older Edition
Pages: 532
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Professor, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts


Professor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts

Table of Contents

Preface     ix
The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology     1
Measures of Disease Frequency     33
Comparing Disease Frequencies     59
Sources of Public Health Data     77
Descriptive Epidemiology     99
Overview of Epidemiologic Study Designs     139
Experimental Studies     169
Cohort Studies     201
Case-Control Studies     229
Bias     261
Confounding     287
Random Error     307
Effect Measure Modification     343
Critical Review of Epidemiologic Studies     357
The Epidemiologic Approach to Causation     383
Screening in Public Health Practice     411
Ethics in Research Involving Human Participants     441
Answers to Chapter Questions     459
Index     479
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