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020 _a9780072869392 (pbk. alk. paper)
020 _a0072869399 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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082 0 0 _a614.4
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_bR.A.P
100 1 _aRossignol, Annette,
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_eauthor
245 1 0 _aPrinciples and practice of epidemiology :
_ban engaged approach /
_cAnnette Rossignol.
264 1 _aBoston :
_bMcGraw-Hill,
_c[2007].
300 _axvii, 274 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _2rdacontent
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337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _a1. Introduction -- 2. Historical development -- 3. What is an epidemic? -- 4. Measuring disease frequency: incidence rate -- 5. Prevalence and its application to screening programs -- 6. Cumulative incidence (risk) -- 7. Design strategies: descriptive studies -- 8. Causation -- 9. Design Strategies: analytic studies Part 1: The intervention studies -- 10. Design strategies: The analytic studies Part 2: observational studies -- 11. Simple analysis of epidemiologic data: effect measures -- 12. Accuracy -- Epilogue: engaged epidemiology.
520 _aUsing an "engaged approach," this valuable resource offers a clear, easy-to-follow presentation of the basic mathematical components, ethics, and study design options in epidemiology, as well as the primary types and sources of error in epidemiologic studies. It covers key issues associated with solving public health problems, from a solid understanding of fundamental principles to the methodologies employed by epidemiologists or other public health professionals. Its unique global perspective includes discussions of emerging and re-emerging diseases.
650 0 _aEpidemiology.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0634/2005055125-t.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2005055125-d.html
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0737/2005055125-b.html
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