Palaeoepidemiology : the epidemiology of human remains / Tony Waldron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waldron, T. (Tony), 1948-

Series:

UNIV COL LONDON INST ARCH PUB

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paleopathology--Methodology.

Paleopathology.

Epidemiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (150 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"How do we identify and measure human disease in the past? In the absence of soft tissue, paleoepidemiologists have developed ingenious ways of assessing illness and mortality in archaeological populations. In this volume, the key methods of epidemiology are outlined for non-specialists, showing the importance of studying prevalence over incidence, adjustments needed in studying past groups, how to compare studies, and the dangers of assessing occupation based upon bone evidence. A model for planning a proper paleoepidemiological study concludes the volume. Both as an introduction to epidemiology for archaeologists, and as a primer on archaeological analysis for epidemiologists, this book should serve the needs of both populations."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The development of epidemiology

Population, sample, or

?

Outcome variables

Measures of disease frequency

Comparing prevalences

Proportional mortality and morbidity

Analytical epidemiology

A question of occupation

Planning a study

Last words.

Notes:

Subtitle on cover: The measure of disease in the human past.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-42315-4

1-315-42316-2

1-315-42317-0

1-59874-758-4

9781315423173

OCLC:

712015698