Epidemiology 101

by Friis, Robert H.

• ISBN13: 9781284107852
• ISBN10: 128410785X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781284143768
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780763754433, 9781284229097
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback w/ Access Card
• Copyright: 2017-03-16
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Summary

Now in full color, this best-selling text will introduce you to the basics of infectious disease epidemiology, environmental epidemiology, molecular epidemiology, and psychosocial/behavioral epidemiology.
Perfect for those with no prior familiarity with health-related fields or statistics, Epidemiology 101, Second Edition, uses a clear, cohesive writing style and follows the basic Epidemiology 101 curriculum framework as outlined in the AAC&U and APTR Recommendations for Undergraduate Public Health Education. End-of-chapter exercises provide access to a laboratory component for college science courses that require a laboratory.

Key Features:

• Full color pages with 25% more tables and charts throughout to capture the reader’s interest and enhance learning
• Current, tangible examples from the field that are relevant and familiar to young students such as big data, cyberbullying, and disease outbreaks including Ebola and Zika
• New chapters that cover Epidemiology and Data Presentation (with practice questions for the MCAT® examination) and Epidemiology and Screening for Disease
• Access to Navigate 2 online learning materials, including a comprehensive and interactive eBook, student practice activities and assessments, learning analytics reporting tools, and more

Table of Contents

Chapter1 History, Philosophy, and Uses of Epidemiology
Chapter2 Epidemiology and Data Presentation
Chapter3 Epidemiologic Measurements Used to Describe Disease Occurrence
Chapter4 Data and Disease Occurrence
Chapter5 Descriptive Epidemiology: Patterns of Disease--Person, Place, Time
Chapter6 Association and Causality
Chapter7 Analytic Epidemiology: Types of Study Designs
Chapter8 Epidemiology and the Policy Arena
Chapter9 Epidemiology and Screening for Disease
Chapter10 Infectious Diseases and Outbreak Investigation
Chapter11 Social and Behavioral Epidemiology
Chapter12 Special Epidemiologic Applications