| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- 1. Epidemiology and Primary Health Care -- 2. Epidemiological Principles -- 3. Population Demography -- 4. Epidemiological Health Information -- 5. Reporting and Surveillance Systems -- 6. Outbreaks and Epidemics -- 7. Using Qualitative Methods -- 8. Health Surveys -- 9. Health Quantitative Studies -- 10. Organizing Investigations and Surveys -- 11. Data Processing and Analysis -- 12. Presenting Health Information -- 13. Communicating Health Information -- 14. Epidemiology and Health Planning -- 15. Epidemiology for Monitoring and Evaluation -- 16. Using Ethical Principles -- 17. ABC of Common Definitions and Terms -- Useful Publications -- Annex One Population Standardization -- Annex Two Using Random Numbers -- Annex Three Sample Size for Prevalence Surveys -- Annex Four Screening and Diagnostic Tests -- Annex Five Research Ethics and Review of Proposals -- Index |
| Summary |
Practical Epidemiology focuses on the importance of using epidemiological concepts and skills by health workers in Lower and Middle Income Countries (LMICs), in particular to investigate, plan and deliver primary health care services and to strengthen district level public health programmes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from resource web page (Oxford Medicine Online, viewed on November 4, 2021) |
| Subject |
Epidemiology -- Developing countries
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Primary health care -- Developing countries
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Epidemiologic Methods
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Developing Countries
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Epidemiology
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Primary health care
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Developing countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Victoria, Cesar Gomes, author.
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Chowdhury, A. M. Raza, author.
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| ISBN |
9780192664976 |
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0192664972 |
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9780191944000 |
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0191944009 |
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9780192664969 |
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0192664964 |
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