Epidemiology : beyond the basics
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Burlington, Massachusetts :
Jones & Bartlett Learning
c2014
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| Edition: | 3rd. Edition |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Basic study designs in analytical epidemiology
- 2. Measuring disease occurrence
- 3. Measuring associations between exposures and outcomes
- 4. Understanding lack of validity: bias
- 5. Identifying noncausal associations: confounding
- 6. Defining and assessing heterogeneity of effects: interaction
- 7. Stratification and adjustment: multivariate analysis in epidemiology
- 8. Quality assurance and control
- 9. Communicating results of epidemiologic studies
- 10. Epidemiologic issues in the interface with public health policy