Textbook of epidemiology / Lex M. Bouter, Maurice Zeegers, Tianjing Li.

By: Bouter, L. M [author.]
Contributor(s): Zeegers, Maurice P [author.] | Li, Tianjing (Writer on evidence-based medicine) [author.]
Language: English Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2023Edition: Second editionDescription: xiii, 237 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781119776024Subject(s): Epidemiologic Methods | EpidemiologyDDC classification: 614.4 LOC classification: RA651
Contents:
Table of Contents Preface xi About the companion website xiii 1 Epidemiology 1 2 Frequency 13 3 Association 31 4 Study Design 47 5 Precision and Validity 65 6 Etiology and Causality 101 7 Genetic Epidemiology 117 8 Outbreak Epidemiology 133 9 Diagnostic and Prognostic Research 159 10 Intervention 191 11 Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 207 Answers to knowledge assessment questions 221 Index 233
Summary: "An introduction to epidemiological methods with recent and broadly applicable examples. End-of-chapter self-assessment questions for readers to check their understanding of key concepts, with answer keys and further enrichment materials available on a companion website. A brand-new chapter covering methods for systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Accessible material appropriate for clinical practitioners and researchers from around the world"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents
Preface xi

About the companion website xiii

1 Epidemiology 1

2 Frequency 13

3 Association 31

4 Study Design 47

5 Precision and Validity 65

6 Etiology and Causality 101

7 Genetic Epidemiology 117

8 Outbreak Epidemiology 133

9 Diagnostic and Prognostic Research 159

10 Intervention 191

11 Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 207

Answers to knowledge assessment questions 221

Index 233

"An introduction to epidemiological methods with recent and broadly applicable examples. End-of-chapter self-assessment questions for readers to check their understanding of key concepts, with answer keys and further enrichment materials available on a companion website. A brand-new chapter covering methods for systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Accessible material appropriate for clinical practitioners and researchers from around the world"-- Provided by publisher.

About the Authors
Lex Bouter, PhD, is a tenured chair in Methodology and Integrity in the Department of Epidemiology and Data Science of the Amsterdam University Medical Centers, and in the Department of Philosophy of the Faculty of Humanities of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Maurice Zeegers, MBA, PhD, is a tenured Professor at the Department of Epidemiology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. He is the former Head of the School of Public Health and the former Chair and Vice-Chair of the Dutch and European Associations of Epidemiology, respectively.

Tianjing Li, MD, MHS, PhD, is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

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