Epidemiology for Public Health PracticeJones & Bartlett Learning, 2004 - 616 páginas Provides comprehensive coverage of all major topics in introductory epidemiology. It includes updated data and statistics essential to understanding the importance of epidemiology to public health. Case studies throughout the book demonstrate to students how epidemiologic principles are applied to current real-life situations and settings. |
Contenido
Chapter | 2 |
Risk Versus Rate | 97 |
Specific Rates | 118 |
Data for Study Questions | 125 |
of a Selected Health Problem | 176 |
xi | 180 |
Statistics Derived from the Vital Registration | 190 |
Screening Surveys | 197 |
Measures of Effect | 327 |
Data Interpretation Issues | 345 |
Screening for Disease in the Community | 369 |
Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases | 397 |
Epidemiologic Aspects of Work and | 445 |
Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology | 475 |
Psychologic Behavioral and Social Epidemiology | 513 |
Appendix A Guide to the Critical Appraisal of | 544 |
Ecologic CrossSectional Case | 213 |
48 | 244 |
66 | 252 |
Cohort Studies | 253 |
Experimental Study Designs | 295 |
Appendix BAnswers to Selected Study Questions | 557 |
Glossary | 567 |
| 585 | |
Términos y frases comunes
African Americans age group age-specific agent anthrax areas associated behavior breast cancer case-control study causal cause of death Census Centers for Disease chapter cholera chronic diseases clinical trials cohort studies Control and Prevention coronary coronary heart disease cross-sectional studies death rate defined developed Disease Control effects environmental epidemic Epidemiol epidemiologic research epidemiologic studies epidemiology etiologic evaluation example EXHIBIT fetal deaths follow-up frequency genetic health problems Health Statistics heart disease Hispanic hospital identify illness incidence rate increased individuals infant mortality infectious diseases influenza intervention investigation levels live births lung cancer measures methods mortality rate number of deaths Number of live observed occur outbreak outcome patients period persons population prevalence programs Public Health race ratio refers reported result risk factors sample screening selected smoking social class socioeconomic Source specific status study designs Survey Table tion United variables women World Health Organization
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