Essentials of epidemiology in public health / Ann Aschengrau, George R. Seage III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aschengrau, Ann.

Contributor:

Seage, George R., III

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epidemiology.

Public health.

Social medicine.

Epidemiologic Methods.

Public Health.

Medical Subjects:

Epidemiologic Methods.

Public Health.

Physical Description:

ix, 516 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2008]

Summary:

The Second Edition of this best selling text is a comprehensive introduction to principles applied in the practice of epidemiology in public health. Featuring the most current data, this revision incorporates modern ideas in epidemiological thinking that have been largely omitted in other textbooks, providing an overview that is up-to-date and thorough.

Successfully tested in the authors' own courses at Boston University and Harvard University, Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health will familiarize readers with terminology and key concepts in the design, analysis, and interpretation of epidemiological research.

Broad in scope, the text opens with five chapters covering the basic epidemiologic concepts and data sources. A major emphasis is placed on study design, with separate chapters devoted to each of the three main analytic designs: experimental, cohort, and case-control studies.

Full chapters on bias, confounding, effect measure modification, and random error, including the roll of statistics in epidemiology, ensure that students are well-equipped to interpret the results of epidemiologic studies. Up-to-date examples from the epidemiologic literature on diseases of public health importance are provided throughout the book.

Contents:

1 The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology 1

2 Measures of Disease Frequency 33

3 Comparing Disease Frequencies 59

4 Sources of Public Health Data 77

5 Descriptive Epidemiology 99

6 Overview of Epidemiologic Study Designs 139

7 Experimental Studies 169

8 Cohort Studies 201

9 Case-Control Studies 229

10 Bias 261

11 Confounding 287

12 Random Error 307

13 Effect Measure Modification 343

14 Critical Review of Epidemiologic Studies 357

15 The Epidemiologic Approach to Causation 383

16 Screening in Public Health Practice 411

17 Ethics in Research Involving Human Participants 441.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

076374025X

9780763740252

OCLC:

77830297