GI Epidemiology

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 288
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Authoritative new text from the experts in GI population studies

This book covers both key methodological issues and the most important information in the field, disease by disease. It focuses on population-based information and studies looking at principles and approaches to diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

GI Epidemiology brings together world authorities in multiple disciplines for the very first time, to create one clear and comprehensive source. The bulk of the chapters are divided into two parts, covering methodological issues and the epidemiology of specific GI diseases. Each chapter begins with a list of key points, followed by a review written in a clear and simple style.

The methodologic chapters cover evidence-based medicine, meta-analysis, systematic reviews, genetic and molecular epidemiology, clinical trials, questionnaire design, and health economics. The disease-specific chapters note the current gaps in knowledge and suggest areas for further study.

GI Epidemiology serves as both a useful refresher and a reliable reference on the methods and techniques used in epidemiological studies for consultants and researchers in gastroenterology.

It is also an invaluable tool for fellows/trainees in gastroenterology, candidates for recertification in the combined disciplines of gastroenterology, pediatric gastroenterology and colorectal surgery, and anyone completing MPH training.

✦ Table of Contents

GI Epidemiology......Page 1
Contents......Page 9
List of Contributors......Page 11
Foreword......Page 15
Preface......Page 17
Part 1 Gastrointestinal Diseases and Disorders: The Public Health Perspective......Page 19
1 The Importance of GI Epidemiology......Page 21
2 The Burden of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases......Page 26
Part 2 Methodological Issues in GI Epidemiology......Page 35
3 Overview of Epidemiologic Methodology......Page 37
4 Patient-Reported Outcomes......Page 42
5 GI Questionnaires......Page 48
6 Clinical Trials......Page 52
7 Decision Analysis......Page 62
8 Health Economics......Page 69
9 Systematic Reviews......Page 83
10 Meta-analyses......Page 89
11 Large Databases for Epidemiologic Studies......Page 96
12 Nutritional Epidemiology......Page 103
13 Infection Epidemiology and Acute Gastrointestinal Infections......Page 110
14 Genetic Epidemiology......Page 115
15 A Career in GI Epidemiology......Page 121
16 Funding Opportunities at the National Institutes of Health......Page 127
Part 3 Epidemiology of Specific GI Diseases......Page 133
17 GERD, Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Cancer......Page 135
18 Helicobacter pylori Infection, Peptic Ulcer Disease and Gastric Cancer......Page 142
19 Dyspepsia......Page 161
20 Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding......Page 167
21 Celiac Disease......Page 175
22 Measuring Utilization of Colonoscopy in Clinical Practice......Page 182
23 Colorectal Carcinoma......Page 188
24 Irritable Bowel Syndrome......Page 194
25 Constipation......Page 202
26 Infectious Diarrhea......Page 209
27 Inflammatory Bowel Disease......Page 216
28 Fecal Incontinence......Page 225
29 Gallstones......Page 233
30 Pancreatitis......Page 239
31 Pancreatic Cancer......Page 244
32 Alcoholic Liver Disease......Page 249
33 Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma......Page 256
34 Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease......Page 265
35 Hepatitis B and C......Page 272
Index......Page 279