Epidemiology Matters: A New Introduction to Methodological Foundations

✍ Scribed by Katherine M. Keyes; Sandro Galea

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 256
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Epidemiology Mattersoffers a new approach to understanding and identifying the causes of disease -- and with it, how to prevent disease and improve human health. Utilizing visual explanations and examples, this text provides an accessible, step-by-step introduction to the fundamentals of epidemiologic study, from design to analysis.

Across fourteen chapters,Epidemiology Mattersteaches the individual competencies that underlie the conduct of an epidemiologic study: identifying populations; measuring exposures and health indicators; taking a sample; estimating associations between exposures and health indicators; assessing evidence for causes working together; assessing internal and external validity of results.

With its consequentialist approach -- designing epidemiologic studies that aim to inform our understanding, and therefore improve public health --Epidemiology Mattersis an introductory text for the next generation of students in medicine and public health.