Noel S. Weiss, Thomas D. Koepsell

Epidemiologic Methods

Studying the Occurrence of Illness

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This second edition offers a rigorous introduction to the concepts and tools of epidemiologic research. Aimed chiefly at future epidemiologists, the book offers clear descriptions, practical examples, and question/answer sections for each of the science's key concepts. Authored by two award-winning epidemiology instructors, this book is ideally suited for use as a text in a graduate-level course sequence in epidemiologic methods.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press; Oup Usa
• Seitenzahl: 482
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 815g
• ISBN-13: 9780195314465
• ISBN-10: 0195314468
• Artikelnr.: 40580608

Autorenporträt

Noel S. Weiss, MD, DrPH, has been a faculty member at the University of Washington and at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center since 1973. His research has been in the areas of cancer epidemiology and clinical epidemiology. He has authored or co-authored more than 600 publications, including three books. At the University of Washington he has received awards for teaching and mentoring, and in 2011 was selected by the Congress of Epidemiology as the first winner of the Alfred Evans Award for teaching and mentoring. Thomas D. Koepsell, MD, MPH, is Professor Emeritus and past Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Washington. He has conducted research on a wide variety noninfectious diseases, and has over 375 publications. He is also Professor Emeritus in the Department of Health Services and has applied epidemiologic methods in the evaluation of health promotion and disease prevention programs. Dr Koepsell has received three prizes for outstanding teaching and served as President for the Society of Epidemiologic Research.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1 Introduction: An Epidemic of Blindness in Young Children
2 Diseases and Populations
3 Disease Frequency: Basic
4 Disease Frequency: Advanced
5 Overview of Study Designs
6 Sources of Data on Disease Occurrence
7 Person, Place, and Time
8 Inferring a Causal Relation Between Exposure and Disease
9 Measures of Excess Risk
10 Measurement Error
11 Confounding and its Control: Basic
12 Confounding and Its Control: Advanced
13 Randomized Trials
14 Cohort Studies
15 Case-Control Studies
16 Ecologic and Multi-Level Studies
17 Induction Periods and Latent Periods
18 Improving the Sensitivity of Epidemiologic Studies
19 Screening
20 Outbreak Investigation
21 Evaluating the Effects of Policies on Health
Index