TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gordis,Leon
TI  - Epidemiology
SN  - 9781455737338
AV  - RA651 .G58 2014
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Philadelphia, PA
PB  - Elsevier Saunders
KW  - Epidemiology
KW  - Epidemiologic Methods
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; -- 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; -- Assessing preventive and therapeutic measures : randomized trials; -- Randomized trials : some further issues; -- Cohort studies; -- Case-control and other study designs; -- Estimating risk : is there an association?; -- More on risk : estimating the potential for prevention; -- A pause for review : comparing cohort and case-control studies; -- From association to causation : deriving inferences from epidemiologic studies; -- More on causal inferences : bias, confounding, and interaction; -- Identifying the roles of genetic and environmental factors in disease causation; -- Using epidemiology to evaluate health services; -- The epidemiologic approach to evaluating screening programs; -- Epidemiology and public policy; -- Ethical and professional issues in epidemiology
N2  - Epidemiology, by educator and epidemiologist Leon Gordis, is a introduction to this complex science. Dr. Gordis leverages his vast experience teaching this subject in the classroom to introduce the basic principles and concepts of epidemiology in a clear, uniquely memorable way. He guides you from an explanation of the epidemiologic approach to disease and intervention, through the use of epidemiologic principles to identify the causes of disease, to a discussion of how epidemiology should be used to improve evaluation and public policy. It.s your best choice for an accessible yet rich understanding of epidemiology! New to this edition: Master the latest nuances in epidemiology thanks to a wealth of new and updated illustrations, examples, and epidemiologic data
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