EpidemiologyThis 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.
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Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Dynamics of Disease Transmission | 19 |
CHAPTER | 23 |
I Morbidity | 37 |
CHAPTER 4 | 51 |
CHAPTER 5 | 67 |
Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Diagnostic and Screening Tests | 85 |
Ways of Expressing Prognosis | 109 |
Estimating the Potential for Prevention | 215 |
CHAPTER 15 | 231 |
Bias Confounding and Interaction | 247 |
CHAPTER 16 | 261 |
SECTION III | 291 |
CHAPTER 18 | 308 |
CHAPTER 19 | 325 |
CHAPTER 20 | 349 |
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