A HeadDedication
Acknowledgments
A HeadNew To This Edition
Preface
Chapter1 The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology
Chapter2 Measures of Disease Frequency
Chapter3 Comparing Disease Frequencies
Chapter4 Sources of Public Health Data
Chapter5 Descriptive Epidemiology
Chapter6 Overview of Epidemiologic Study Designs
Chapter7 Experimental Studies
Chapter8 Cohort Studies
Chapter9 Case-Control Studies
Chapter10 Bias
Chapter11 Confounding
Chapter12 Random Error
Chapter13 Effect Measure Modification
Chapter14 Critical Review of Epidemiologic Studies
Chapter15 The Epidemiologic Approach to Causation
Chapter16 Screening in Public Health Practice
Chapter17 Ethics in Research Involving Human Participants
Chapter18 Answers to Chapter Questions