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Gordis epidemiology / David D. Celentano, Moyses Szklo

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, c2019Edition: 6th editionDescription: xi, 420 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780323552295
  • 0323552293
Other title:
  • Epidemiology
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • RA651.C45 2019
NLM classification:
  • 2019 C-633
  • WA 105
Contents:
CONTENTS SECTION I THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC APPROACH TO DISEASE AND INTERVENTION 1. Introduction -- 2. The dynamics of disease transmission -- 3. The occurrence of disease: I. Disease surveillance and measures of morbidity -- 4. The occurrence of disease:II. Morality and other measures of disease impact -- 5. Assessing the validity and reliability of diagnostic and screening tests -- 6. The natural history of disease: ways of expressing prognosis -- SECTION II USING EPIDEMIOLOGY TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF DISEASE 7.Observational studies -- 8. Cohort studies -- 9. Comparing cohort and case-control studies -- 10. Assessing preventive and therapeutic measures: randomized trials -- 11. Randomized trials: some further issues -- 12. Estimating risk: is there an association? -- 13. More on risk: estimating the potential for prevention -- 14. From association to causation: deriving inferences from epidemiologic studies -- 15. More on causal inference: bias, confounding, and interaction -- SECTION III APPLYING EPIDEMIOLOGY TO EVALUATION AND POLICY 16. Identifying the roles of genetic and environmental factors in disease causation -- 17.Using epidemiology to evaluate health services -- 18. Epidemiologic approach to evaluating screening programs -- 19. Epidemiology and public policy -- 20. Ethical and professional issues in epidemiology.
Summary: This bestselling text provides a solid introduction to basic epidemiologic principles as well as practical application in public health and clinical practice, highlighted by real-world examples throughout. New coverage includes expanded information on genetic epidemiology, epidemiology and public policy, and ethical and professional issues in epidemiology, providing a strong basis for understanding the role and importance of epidemiology in today's data-driven society. -- From publisher's description.
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Preceded by Epidemiology / Leon Gordis. Fifth edition. 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS
SECTION I
THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC APPROACH TO DISEASE AND INTERVENTION
1. Introduction --
2. The dynamics of disease transmission --
3. The occurrence of disease: I. Disease surveillance and measures of morbidity --
4. The occurrence of disease:II. Morality and other measures of disease impact --
5. Assessing the validity and reliability of diagnostic and screening tests --
6. The natural history of disease: ways of expressing prognosis --
SECTION II
USING EPIDEMIOLOGY TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF DISEASE
7.Observational studies --
8. Cohort studies --
9. Comparing cohort and case-control studies --
10. Assessing preventive and therapeutic measures: randomized trials --
11. Randomized trials: some further issues --
12. Estimating risk: is there an association? --
13. More on risk: estimating the potential for prevention --
14. From association to causation: deriving inferences from epidemiologic studies --
15. More on causal inference: bias, confounding, and interaction --
SECTION III
APPLYING EPIDEMIOLOGY TO EVALUATION AND POLICY
16. Identifying the roles of genetic and environmental factors in disease causation --
17.Using epidemiology to evaluate health services --
18. Epidemiologic approach to evaluating screening programs --
19. Epidemiology and public policy --
20. Ethical and professional issues in epidemiology.

This bestselling text provides a solid introduction to basic epidemiologic principles as well as practical application in public health and clinical practice, highlighted by real-world examples throughout. New coverage includes expanded information on genetic epidemiology, epidemiology and public policy, and ethical and professional issues in epidemiology, providing a strong basis for understanding the role and importance of epidemiology in today's data-driven society. -- From publisher's description.

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