| Description |
ix, 451 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Basic epidemiologic concepts and principles -- Epidemiologic data measurements -- Epidemiologic surveillance and epidemic outbreak investigation -- The study of risk factors and causation -- Common research designs and issues in epidemiology -- Assessment of risk and benefit in epidemiologic studies -- Understanding the quality of medical data -- Describing variation and distribution of data -- Testing hypotheses -- Analyzing relationships between two variables -- Analyzing relationships between multiple variables -- Using statistics to design studies: sample size calculation, randomization, and controlling for multiple hypotheses -- Using statistics to answer clinical questions: meta-analysis, Bayes Theorem and predictive values of tests, and decision analysis -- Introduction to preventive medicine -- Methods of primary prevention: health promotion and disease prevention -- Principles and practice of secondary prevention -- Methods of tertiary prevention -- Developing recommendations for clinical preventive services -- Chronic disease prevention -- Prevention of infectious diseases -- Prevention of mental health and behavior problems -- Occupational medicine and environmental health -- Injury prevention -- Introduction to public health -- The US Public Health System: structure and function -- Improving public health in communities -- Disaster epidemiology and surveillance -- Health services organization, financing, and quality improvement -- Health care organization, policy, and financing -- Integrating efforts for clinical care, research, and public health action: one science, one planet, one health |
| Notes |
Earlier editions by James F. Jekel and entitled: Epidemiology, biostatistics, and preventive medicine |
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David L. Katz appears first in the previous edition |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Medical statistics
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Epidemiologic Methods
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Medicine, Preventive
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Public health
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Epidemiology
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Biometry
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Preventive Medicine
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| Reading List |
HME911 prescribed text 2024
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| Author |
Katz, David L., 1963-, author
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Wild, Dorothea M. G., author
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Nelson, Heidi D., author
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Related work Jekel, James F.
Epidemiology, biostatistics, and preventive medicine
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| LC no. |
2019950497 |
| ISBN |
0323642012 |
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9780323642019 |
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