Main Title |
Epidemiologic methods : studying the occurrence of illness / |
Author |
Koepsell, Thomas D.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Oxford University Press, |
Year Published |
2003 |
OCLC Number |
50684678 |
ISBN |
0195150783 (cloth : acid-free paper); 9780195150780 (cloth : acid-free paper); 0195150791 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780195150797 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Subjects |
Epidemiology--Methodology
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EKBM |
RA652.4.K645 2003 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
05/07/2012 |
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Collation |
ix, 513 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Ch. 1. Introduction: an epidemic of blindness in young children -- Ch. 2. Diseases and populations -- Ch. 3. Disease frequency: basics -- Ch. 4. Disease frequency: advanced -- Ch. 5. Overview of study designs -- Ch. 6. Sources of data on disease occurrence -- Ch. 7. Person, place, and time -- Ch. 8. Inferring a causal relation between exposure and disease -- Ch. 9. Measures of excess risk -- Ch. 10. Measurement error -- Ch. 11. Confounding and its control -- Ch. 12. Ecological studies -- Ch. 13. Randomized trials -- Ch. 14. Cohort studies -- Ch. 15. Case-control studies -- Ch. 16. Induction periods and latent periods -- Ch. 17. Improving the sensitivity of epidemiologic studies -- Ch. 18. Screening -- Ch. 19. Outbreak investigation by Jane Koehler and Jeffrey Duchin -- Ch. 20. Evaluating the effects of policies on health. |