Epidemiology

by Szklo, Moyses; Nieto, F. Javier

• ISBN13: 9780763747220
• ISBN10: 076374722X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett

Summary

Written for those who are familiar with the basic strategies of analytic epidemiology, Epidemiology: Beyond the Basics takes readers through a more rigorous discussion of key epidemiologic concepts and methods such as study design, measures of association, research assessment, and more. With real-life examples throughout, the book avoids complex statistical formulations and is an invaluable resource for intermediate students and practicing epidemiologists who wish to expand their knowledge of epidemiology and its role in the medical and public health sciences. This thorough revision features end-of-chapter exercises as well an entirely new chapter devoted to issues related to the interface between epidemiology, health policy, and public health, such as Rothmana (TM)s causality model, proximal and distal causes, and Hilla (TM)s guidelines. Careful attention is also given to sensitivity analysis, meta-analysis, and publication bias.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Basic Study Designs in Analytical Epidemiology

Measures of Disease Occurence and Association

Measuring Disease Occurence

Measuring Associations Between Exposures and Outcomes

Threats to Validity and Issues of Interpretation

Understanding Lack of Validity

Identifying Noncausal Associations: Confounding

Defining and Assessing Heterogeneity of Effects: Interaction

Dealing with Threats to Validity

Stratification and Adjustment: Multivariate Analysis in Epidemiology

Quality Assurance and Control

Issues of Reporting

Communicating Results of Epidemiologic Studies

Standard Errors, Confidence Intervals, and Hypothesis Testing for Selected Measures of Risk and Measures of Association

Test for Trend (Dose Response)

Test of Homogeneity of Stratified Estimates (Test for Interaction)

Quality Assurance and Quality Control Procedures Manual for Blood Pressure Measurement and Blood/Urine Collection in the ARIC Study

Calculation of the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient

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