Aschengrau, Ann.

Essentials of epidemiology in public health / Ann Aschengrau, George R. Seage III. - 2nd ed. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2008. - ix, 516 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The approach and evolution of epidemiology -- Measures of disease frequency -- Comparing disease frequencies -- Sources of public health data -- Descriptive epidemiology -- Overview of epidemiologic study designs -- Experimental studies -- Cohort studies -- Case-control studies -- Bias -- Confounding -- Random error -- Effect measure modification -- Critical review of epidemiologic studies -- The epidemiologic approach to causation -- Screening in public health practice -- Ethics in research involving human participants.

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Epidemiology.
Public health.
Social medicine.
Epidemiologic Methods.
Public Health.

RA651 / .A83 2008

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