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Epidemiologic methods for the study of infectious diseases / edited by James C. Thomas, David J. Weber.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epidemiology--Research--Methodology.
- Epidemiology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (494 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume examines the methodological issues in epidemiological research on infectious diseases. It covers foundational topics such as: immunology and concepts of causation, and outbreak investigation.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Part I: Foundations""; ""1. Biological Basis of Infectious Disease Epidemiology""; ""2. Immune Response and Methods for Detection of Infectious Diseases""; ""3. Theories of Causation""; ""4. Concepts of Transmission and Dynamics""; ""5. Overview of Study Design""; ""Part II: Data Sources and Measurement""; ""6. Sources of Data""; ""7. Disease Surveillance""; ""8. Microbial Molecular Techniques""; ""9. Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests""; ""Part III: Methods by Transmission Type""; ""10. Respiratory Transmission""; ""11. Fecal-Oral Transmission""; ""12. Vector-Borne Transmission""
- ""13. Sexual Transmission""""Part IV: Outbreak Investigation and Evaluation Research""; ""14. Investigation of Outbreaks""; ""15. Clinical Trials""; ""16. Community Intervention Studies""; ""17. Evaluation of Immunization Programs""; ""Part V: Research in Special Populations or Settings""; ""18. Research in Out-of-Home Child Care""; ""19. Infections Among the Elderly""; ""20. HIV/AIDS Research""; ""21. Research Collaborations in Developing Countries""; ""Glossary""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""H""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""Z""
- ""Acknowledgments and Credits""""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2001.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-773758-7
- 1-280-75996-8
- 9786610759965
- 0-19-974775-X
- OCLC:
- 922969862
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