Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health - Aschengrau, Ann; Seage, George R.
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Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health, Fourth Edition combines theory and practice in presenting traditional and new epidemiologic concepts. Broad in scope, the text opens with five chapters covering the basic epidemiologic concepts and data sources. A major emphasis is placed on study design, with separate chapters devoted to each of the three main analytic designs: experimental, cohort, and case-control studies. Full chapters on bias, confounding, and random error, including the role of statistics in epidemiology, ensure that students are well-equipped with the necessary information to…mehr

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Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health, Fourth Edition combines theory and practice in presenting traditional and new epidemiologic concepts. Broad in scope, the text opens with five chapters covering the basic epidemiologic concepts and data sources. A major emphasis is placed on study design, with separate chapters devoted to each of the three main analytic designs: experimental, cohort, and case-control studies. Full chapters on bias, confounding, and random error, including the role of statistics in epidemiology, ensure that students are well-equipped with the necessary information to interpret the results of epidemiologic studies. Up-to-date examples from the epidemiologic literature on diseases of public health importance are provided throughout the book. Key Features: New examples and the latest public health statistics throughout Coverage of the Ebola outbreak including an in-depth investigation of what happened New examples that illustrate epidemiological principles including a greater emphasis on social factors that influence health, such as racism. Straightforward descriptions of the latest epidemiologic methods including mediation analysis, agent-based modelling, and the use of directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) to assess confounding. An expanded glossary and key terms highlighted throughout the text
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Dr. Aschengrau earned her master's and doctoral degrees in epidemiology from Harvard Chan School of Public Health. With over 35 years of teaching and research experience, she has taught courses in introductory epidemiology, as well as reproductive and environmental epidemiology. Her research focuses on environmental pollution and its associated disease risks, including the relationships between drinking water contaminants and adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes, cancer, and neurological and behavioral disorders. Currently, she is a Professor of Epidemiology and co-director of the MPH Certificate in Maternal and Child Health at Boston University School of Public Health.