Epidemiology
with STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
By- Leon Gordis, MD, MPH, DrPH, Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Leon Gordis, MD, MPH, DrPH, Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
This popular book is written by the award-winning teacher, Dr. Leon Gordis of the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. He introduces the basic principles and concepts of epidemiology in clear, concise writing and his inimitable style. This book provides an understanding of the key concepts in the following 3 fully updated sections: Section I: The Epidemiologic Approach to Disease and Intervention; Section II: Using Epidemiology to Identify the Causes of Disease; Section III: Applying Epidemiology to Evaluation and Policy. Clear, practical graphs and charts, cartoons, and review questions with answers reinforce the text and aid in comprehension.
Audience
Health Professional market: Medical, Public health, and Nursing students
Paperback, 400 Pages
Published: May 2008
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4160-4002-6
Contents
- SECTION I The Epidemiologic Approach to Disease and Intervention
CHAPTER 1 Introduction 3CHAPTER 2 The Dynamics of Disease Transmission 19CHAPTER 3 Measuring the Occurrence of Disease: I. Morbidity 37CHAPTER 4 Measuring the Occurrence of Disease: II. Mortality 59CHAPTER 5 Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Diagnostic and Screening Tests 85CHAPTER 6 The Natural History of Disease: Ways of Expressing Prognosis 109CHAPTER 7 Assessing the Effi cacy of Preventive and Therapeutic Measures: Randomized Trials 131CHAPTER 8 Randomized Trials: Some Further Issues 147 SECTION II Using Epidemiology to Identify the Cause of DiseaseCHAPTER 9 Cohort Studies 167CHAPTER 10 Case-Control Studies and Other Study Designs 177CHAPTER 11 Estimating Risk: Is There an Association? 201 XivCHAPTER 12 More on Risk: Estimating the Potential for Prevention 215CHAPTER 13 A Pause for Review: Comparing Cohort and Case-Control Studies 223CHAPTER 14 From Association to Causation: Deriving Inferences from Epidemiologic Studies 227CHAPTER 15 More on Causal Inferences: Bias, Confounding, and Interaction 247CHAPTER 16 Identifying the Roles of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Disease Causation 265 SECTION III Applying Epidemiology to Evaluation and PolicyCHAPTER 17 Using Epidemiology to Evaluate Health Services 293CHAPTER 18 The Epidemiologic Approach to Evaluating Screening Programs 311CHAPTER 19 Epidemiology and Public Policy 333CHAPTER 20 Ethical and Professional Issues in Epidemiology 349ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS 361INDEX 363 xv
