Epidemiology for public health practice
By: Robert H. Friis, Thomas A. Sellers.
Contributors: Sellers, Thomas A.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 717
ISBN-13: 9780763751616
Subjects: Epidemiology; Public health personnel; Epidemiology; Public Health
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History and scope of epidemiology; title: Practical applications of epidemiology; title: Measures of morbidity and mortality used in epidemiology; title: Descriptive epidemiology: persons, place, time; title: Sources of data for use in epidemiology; title: Study designs: ecologic, cross-sectional, case-control; title: Study designs: cohort studies; title: Experimental study designs; title: Measures of effect; title: Data interpretation issues; title: Screening for disease in the community; title: Epidemiology of infectious diseases; title: Epidemiologic aspects of work and the environment; title: Molecular and genetic epidemiology; title: Psychologic, behavioral, and social epidemiology; title: Epidemiology as a profession.