Jekel's Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Preventive Medicine, and Public Health
With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
By- David Katz, MD, MPH, Associate Clinical Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health and Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Director, Yale-Griffin Preventive Research Center, Derby, CT
- Dorothea Wild, MD, MPH, Dr. Med, Associate Director, Combined Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Griffin Hospital, Derby, CT
- Joann Elmore, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Director, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
- Sean Lucan, MD, MPH, MS , Department of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
Succinct yet thorough, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Preventive Medicine, 3rd Edition brings you today's best knowledge on epidemiology, biostatistics, preventive medicine, and public healthin one convenient source. You'll find the latest on healthcare policy and financing · infectious diseases · chronic disease · and disease prevention technology. This text also serves as an outstanding resource for preparing for the USMLE, and the American Board of Preventive Medicine recommends it as a top review source for its core specialty examination.
Audience
Epidemiology, Biostatistics, & Public Health
Paperback, 420 Pages
Published: February 2013
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4557-0658-7
Contents
- EPIDEMIOLOGY
Basic Epidemiologic Concepts and Principles
Epidemiologic Data Sources and Measurements
Epidemiologic Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
The Study of Causation in Epidemiologic Investigation and Research
Common Research Designs Used in Epidemiology
Assessment of Risk and Benefit in Epidemiologic Studies
Understanding Errors in Clinical Medicine
Improving Decisions in Clinical Medicine
BIOSTATISTICS
Describing Variation in Data
Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing
Bivariate Analysis
Sample Size, Randomization, and Probability Theory
Multivariable Analysis
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduction to Preventive Medicine
Methods of Primary Prevention: Health Promotion
Methods of Primary Prevention: Specific Protection
Methods of Secondary Prevention
Methods of Tertiary Prevention
The Public Health System: Structure and Function
Medical Care Organization, Policy, and Financing
Comprehensive Examination
Epidemiologic and Medical Glossary
APPENDIX
