Epidemiology

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Charlotte, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health--Textbooks.

Public health.

Medicine--Textbooks.

Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Virginia Tech Libraries 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Epidemiology is an openly licensed text designed for medical degree–seeking clinical students without a prior background in public health. Using sports medicine and injury prevention examples and applications, it aims to provide students with the basics of epidemiology terms and concepts and is intended to guide medical school students as they prepare for the USMLE Step 1 Exam and to transition from student to clinician. It includes an introduction to general concepts and terminology of epidemiology, study designs and their relationship to clinical questions, and the use of epidemiology in clinical diagnosis and screening of disease. Concluding sections of the book present sources of errors in epidemiologic studies, including bias, confounding, and effect modification. The book is notable for its use of accessible, inclusive figures and examples, and end-of-chapter study guides that summarize the chapter visually. Are you reviewing or adopting this book for a course? Please help us understand your use by filling out this form: https://bit.ly/interest_epidemiology

Contents:

Introduction

About the Author

Acknowledgements

Instructor Resources

Epidemiology in Sum

Measuring Things in Epidemiology

Study Designs

Diagnostics and Screening

The Wrecking Ball: Bias, Confounding, Interaction and Effect Modification

Study Guide: Measuring Things in Epidemiology

Study Guide: Study Designs

Study Guide: Diagnostics and Screening

Accessibility

Notes:

Description based on print resource