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Essentials of epidemiology in public health /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aschengrau, Ann
Other Authors: Seage, George R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, [2003]
Subjects:
Epidemiologic Methods.
Table of Contents:
  • Approach and evolution of epidemiology
  • Measures of disease frequency
  • Comparing disease frequencies
  • Sources of public health data
  • Descriptive epidemiology
  • Overview of epidemiologic study designs
  • Experimental studies
  • Cohort studies
  • Case-control studies
  • Bias
  • Confounding
  • Random error
  • Effect measure modification
  • Guide to the critical review of epidemiologic approach to causation
  • Screening in public health practice