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Principles and practice of epidemiology : an engaged approach /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rossignol, Annette
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : McGraw-Hill, [2007]
Subjects:
Epidemiology.
Table of Contents:
  • Historical development
  • What is an epidemic
  • Measuring disease frequency : incidence rate
  • Prevalence and its application to screening programs
  • Cumulative incidence (risk)
  • Design strategies : descriptive studies
  • Causation
  • Design strategies : analytic studies; part 1 - intervention studies
  • Design strategies : analytic studies; part 2 - observational studies
  • Simple analysis of epidemiologic data : effect measures
  • Accuracy