Epidemiology kept simple: an introduction to traditional and modern epidemiology
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Main Author: Gerstman, B. Burt (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex John Wiley & Sons 2013
Edition:3. ed.
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Online Access:TUM01
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Epidemiology past and present -- Causal concepts -- Epidemiologic measures -- Descriptive epidemiology -- Introduction to epidemiologic study design -- Experimental studies -- Observational cohort studies -- Case control studies -- Error in epidemiologic research -- Screening for disease -- The infectious disease process -- Outbreak investigation -- Confidence intervals and p values -- Mantel/Haenszel methods -- Statistical interaction : effect measure modification -- Case definitions and disease classification -- Survival analysis -- Current life tables -- Random distribution of cases in time and space
This text introduces the history and the use of epidemiology as a discipline. It clearly explains the concepts and techniques associated with traditional epidemiology, the design of trials and the analysis of observational data and advanced biostatistical and epidemiologic techniques. It includes practical exercises, case studies and real-world applications throughout and explains all new terminology with minimum use of technical language
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 461 p.)
ISBN:111852540X
1118525418
1118525426
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