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Gordis, Leon

Gordis Epidemiology - 7th ed. - Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, 2024 - 432 p. ; 23 cm.

Content:

Section I: The Epidemiologic Approach to Disease and Intervention
Introdcution
The Dynamics of Disease Transmission
The Occurence 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
Section II: Using Epidemiology to Identify the Cause of Disease
Observational Studies
Cohort Studies
Comparing Cohort and Case-Control Studies
Assessing Preventive and Therapeutic Interventions: 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 Casual Inference: Bias, Confounding, and Interaction
Identifying the Roles of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Disease Causation
Section III: Applying Epidemiology to Evaluation and Policy
Using Epidemiology to Evaluate Health Services
Epidemiologic Approach to Evaluating Screening Programs
Epidemiology and Public Policy
Ethical and Professional Issues in Epidemiology
Answers
Index.

ISBN: 9780323552295

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Epidemiology

Dewey Class. No.: WA105 / GOR