| Description |
x, 355 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Epidemiology is ... -- 2. How long is a piece of string? : measuring disease frequency -- 3. Who, what, where and when? : finding and using public health data -- 4. Watching not waiting : surveillance and epidemiological intelligence -- 5. Why? : linking exposure and disease -- 6. Solid foundations : research designs for public health -- 7. All that glitters is not gold : the problem of error -- 8. Muddied waters : the challenge of confounding -- 9. Bringing it together : reading and writing papers in practice -- 10. Who sank the boat? : association and causation -- 11. Assembling the building blocks : reviews and their uses -- 12. Outbreaks, epidemics and clusters -- 13. Prevention : better than cure? -- 14. Early detection : what benefits at what cost? -- 15. A final word ... -- App. 1. Direct standardisation -- App. 2. Standard populations -- App. 3. Calculating cumulative incidence and lifetime risk from routine data -- App. 4. Indirect standardisation |
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App. 5. The Mantel-Haenszel method for calculating pooled odds ratios |
| Summary |
"This is an accessible, easily readable and modern introduction to epidemiology for students of medicine and public health. It aims to give health professionals a good understanding of the methods and potential problems underlying epidemiological data and reports, but also provides a thorough introduction for would-be epidemiologists. The 'nuts and bolts' of epidemiology are embedded in the wider health perspective, and the concluding chapter explores future possibilities and emphasises the integration of the various strands of the discipline. The basic messages are reinforced through numerous examples and questions, with answers provided."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Epidemiology.
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Epidemiologic Research Design.
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Epidemiologic Methods.
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Public Health.
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| Author |
Bain, Chris, 1947-
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Pirozzo, Sandi, 1951-
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| LC no. |
2004057005 |
| ISBN |
0521546613 paperback |
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