Epidemiology for public health practice /
Robert H. Friis, Thomas A. Sellers.
- 4th ed.
- Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2009.
- xxii, 717 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 23 cm.
includes study guides
Includes bibliographical references and index.
History and scope of epidemiology -- Practical applications of epidemiology -- Measures of morbidity and mortality used in epidemiology -- Descriptive epidemiology: persons, place, time -- Sources of data for use in epidemiology -- Study designs: ecologic, cross-sectional, case-control -- Study designs: cohort studies -- Experimental study designs -- Measures of effect --Data interpretation issues -- Screening for disease in the community -- Epidemiology of infectious diseases -- Epidemiologic aspects of work and the environment -- Molecular and genetic epidemiology -- Psychologic, behavioral, and social epidemiology -- Epidemiology as a profession.
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Epidemiology. Public health personnel. Epidemiology. Public Health.