Veterinary Clinical Epidemiology, Third Edition

✍ Scribed by Smith, Ronald D

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 274
• Edition: 3rd ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Introduction. Defining the Limits of Normality. Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests. Use of Diagnostic Tests. Measuring the Commenness of Disease. Measuring and Expressing Occurrence. Establishing Cause. Source and Transmission of Disease Agents. The Cost of Disease.

Abstract: Introduction. Defining the Limits of Normality. Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests. Use of Diagnostic Tests. Measuring the Commenness of Disease. Measuring and Expressing Occurrence. Establishing Cause. Source and Transmission of Disease Agents. The Cost of Disease

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Front cover
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgments
The Author
Contents
chapter 1. Introduction
chapter 2. Defining the limits of normality
chapter 3. Evaluation of diagnostic tests
chapter 4. Use of diagnostic tests
chapter 5. Measuring the commonness of disease
chapter 6. Risk assessment and prevention
chapter 7. Measuring and communicating prognoses
chapter 8. Design and evaluation of clinical trials
chapter 9. Statistical significance
chapter 10. Medical ecology and outbreak investigation Chapter 11. Measuring and expressing occurrencechapter 12. Establishing cause
chapter 13. Source and transmission of disease agents
chapter 14. The cost of disease
Glossary
References
Back cover