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This popular book is written by the award-winning teacher, Dr. Leon Gordis of the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. He introduces the basic principles and concepts of epidemiology in clear, concise writing and his inimitable style. This book provides an understanding of the key concepts in the following 3 fully updated sections::
Section I:: The Epidemiologic Approach to Disease and Intervention
Section II:: Using Epidemiology to Identify the Causes of Disease
Section III:: Applying Epidemiology to Evaluation and Policy
Clear, practical graphs and charts, cartoons, and review questions with answers reinforce the text and aid in comprehension.
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Saunders
32261
9781416040026
9781416040026

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Publication date
2008
Issue number
4
Cover
paperback
Pages count
400
Dimensions (mm)
184 x 260
Weight (g)
717

  • SECTION I

    The Epidemiologic Approach to Disease and Intervention

    CHAPTER 1

    Introduction 3

    CHAPTER 2

    The Dynamics of Disease Transmission 19

    CHAPTER 3

    Measuring the Occurrence of Disease: I. Morbidity 37

    CHAPTER 4

    Measuring the Occurrence of Disease: II. Mortality 59

    CHAPTER 5

    Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Diagnostic and Screening Tests 85

    CHAPTER 6

    The Natural History of Disease: Ways of Expressing Prognosis 109

    CHAPTER 7

    Assessing the Effi cacy of Preventive and Therapeutic Measures:

    Randomized Trials 131

    CHAPTER 8

    Randomized Trials: Some Further Issues 147

    SECTION II

    Using Epidemiology to Identify the Cause of Disease

    CHAPTER 9

    Cohort Studies 167

    CHAPTER 10

    Case-Control Studies and Other Study Designs 177

    CHAPTER 11

    Estimating Risk: Is There an Association? 201

    Xiv

    CHAPTER 12

    More on Risk: Estimating the Potential for Prevention 215

    CHAPTER 13

    A Pause for Review: Comparing Cohort and Case-Control Studies 223

    CHAPTER 14

    From Association to Causation: Deriving Inferences from Epidemiologic Studies 227

    CHAPTER 15

    More on Causal Inferences: Bias, Confounding, and Interaction 247

    CHAPTER 16

    Identifying the Roles of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Disease Causation 265

    SECTION III

    Applying Epidemiology to Evaluation and Policy

    CHAPTER 17

    Using Epidemiology to Evaluate Health Services 293

    CHAPTER 18

    The Epidemiologic Approach to Evaluating Screening Programs 311

    CHAPTER 19

    Epidemiology and Public Policy 333

    CHAPTER 20

    Ethical and Professional Issues in Epidemiology 349

    ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS 361

    INDEX 363

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