Gordis epidemiology / David D. Celentano, Moyses Szklo.
Material type: TextPublisher: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource (x, 410 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780323552332
- 0323552331
- 9780323552301
- 0323552307
- 9780323552318
- 0323552315
- 9780323552325
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- Epidemiology
- 614.4 23
- RA651
- WA 105
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Revised edition of Epidemiology / Leon Gordis. Fifth edition. [2014]
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- The dynamics of disease transmission -- The occurrence of disease : I. Disease surveillance and measures of morbidity -- The occurrence of disease : II. Mortality and other measures of disease impact -- Assessing the validity and reliability of diagnostic and screening tests -- The natural history of disease : ways of expressing prognosis -- Observational studies -- Cohort studies -- Comparing cohort and case-control studies -- Assessing preventive and therapeutic measures : randomized trials -- Randomized trials : some further issues -- Estimating risk : is there an association? -- More on risk : estimating the potential for prevention -- From association to causation : deriving inferences from epidemiologic studies -- More on causal inference : bias, confounding, and interaction -- Identifying the roles of genetic and environmental factors in disease causation -- Using epidemiology to evaluate health services -- Epidemiologic approach to evaluating screening programs -- Epidemiology and public policy -- Ethical and professional issues in epidemiology -- Answers to review questions.
"From the Department of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University and continuing in the tradition of award-winning educator and epidemiologist Dr. Leon Gordis, comes the fully revised 6th Edition of Gordis Epidemiology. This bestselling text provides a solid introduction to basic epidemiologic principles as well as practical applications in public health and clinical practice, highlighted by real-world examples throughout. New coverage includes expanded information on genetic epidemiology, epidemiology and public policy, and ethical and professional issues in epidemiology, providing a strong basis for understanding the role and importance of epidemiology in today's data-driven society."
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