A history of epidemiologic methods and concepts
By: edited by Alfredo Morabia.
Contributors: Morabia, Alfredo.
Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Basel; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 405
Subjects: Epidemiology -- History.
Description: Focuses on the historical emergence of current epidemiological methods and their relative importance at different points in time, rather than on specific achievements of epidemiology in controlling plagues such as cholera, tuberculosis, malaria, typhoid fever, or lung cancer. The papers in this volume present the design of prospective and retrospective studies, and the concepts of bias, confounding, and interaction. The compilation of articles is complemented by an introduction and comments by Prof. Alfredo Morabia which puts them in the context of current epidemiological research.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-396) and index.