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Epidemiology, Updated Edition; With STUDENT CONSULT Access
by GordisISBN13:
9781416025306
ISBN10:
1416025308
Format:
Paperback
Pub. Date:
12/6/2004
Publisher(s):
ELSEVIER SAUNDERS PUBLISHING
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This popular book applies the author's many years of clinical and teaching experience to make the principles and methods of epidemiology easy to understand and enjoyable to read about. A clear, concise writing style and just the right dose of humor explain the role of epidemiology in measuring disease in a community, estimating risks, and influencing public policy and ethical concerns. Line diagrams, cartoons, and review questions with answers reinforce the text. The smart way to study! Elsevier titles with STUDENT CONSULT will help you master difficult concepts and study more efficiently in print and online! Perform rapid searches. Integrate bonus content from other disciplines. Download text to your handheld device. And a lot more. Each STUDENT CONSULT title comes with full text online, a unique image library, case studies, USMLE style questions, and online note-taking to enhance your learning experience. Your purchase of this book entitles you to access www.studentconsult.com at no extra charge. This innovative web site offers you... Access to the complete text and illustrations of this book. Integration links to bonus content in other STUDENT CONSULT titles. Content clipping for your handheld. An interactive community center with a wealth of additional resources. The more STUDENT CONSULT titles you buy, the more resources you can access online! Look for the STUDENT CONSULT logo on your favorite Elsevier textbooks!
Table of Contents
| The Epidemiologic Approach to Disease and Intervention | |
| Introduction | |
| The Dynamics of Disease Transmission | |
| Measuring the Occurrence of Disease | |
| Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Diagnostic and Screening Tests | |
| The Natural History of Disease: Ways of Expressing Prognosis | |
| Assessing the Efficacy of Preventive and Therapeutic Measures: Randomized Trials | |
| Randomized Trials: Some Further Issues | |
| Using Epidemiology to Identify the Cause of Disease | |
| Cohort Studies | |
| Case-Control and Cross-Sectional Studies | |
| Estimating Risk: Is There an Association? | |
| More on Risk: Estimating the Potential for Prevention | |
| A Pause for Review: Comparing Cohort and Case-Control Studies | |
| From Association to Causation: Deriving Inferences from Epidemiologic Studies | |
| More on Causal Inferences: Bias, Confounding, and Interaction | |
| Identifying the Roles of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Disease Causation | |
| Applying Epidemiology to Evaluation and Policy | |
| Using Epidemiology to Evaluate Health Services | |
| The Epidemiologic Approach to Evaluation of Screening Programs | |
| Epidemiology and Public Policy | |
| Ethical and Professional Issues in Epidemiology | |
| Answers to Review Questions | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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