Epidemiology /
Gordis, Leon, 1934-,
Epidemiology / Leon Gordis. - 5th ed. - Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier/Saunders, 2014. - xv, 392 p : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The dynamics of disease transmission -- The occurrence of disease : I. Disease surveillance and measures of morbidity -- The occurrence of disease: II. Mortality and other measures of disease impact -- Assessing the validity and reliability of diagnostic and screening tests -- The natural history of disease : ways of expressing prognosis -- Assessing preventive and therapeutic measures : randomized trials -- Randomized trials : some further issues -- Cohort studies -- Case-control studies and other study designs -- Estimating risk : is there an association? -- More on risk : estimating the potential for prevention -- A pause for review : comparing cohort and case-control studies -- From association to causation : deriving inferences from epidemiologic studies -- More on causal inferences : bias, confounding, and interaction -- Identifying the roles of genetic and environmental factors in disease causation -- Using epidemiology to evaluate health services -- The epidemiologic approach to evaluating screening programs -- Epidemiology and public policy -- Ethical and professional issues in epidemiology.
9781455737338 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2013025693
Epidemiology.
Epidemiologic Methods.
RA651 / .G58
614.4
WA 105
Epidemiology / Leon Gordis. - 5th ed. - Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier/Saunders, 2014. - xv, 392 p : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The dynamics of disease transmission -- The occurrence of disease : I. Disease surveillance and measures of morbidity -- The occurrence of disease: II. Mortality and other measures of disease impact -- Assessing the validity and reliability of diagnostic and screening tests -- The natural history of disease : ways of expressing prognosis -- Assessing preventive and therapeutic measures : randomized trials -- Randomized trials : some further issues -- Cohort studies -- Case-control studies and other study designs -- Estimating risk : is there an association? -- More on risk : estimating the potential for prevention -- A pause for review : comparing cohort and case-control studies -- From association to causation : deriving inferences from epidemiologic studies -- More on causal inferences : bias, confounding, and interaction -- Identifying the roles of genetic and environmental factors in disease causation -- Using epidemiology to evaluate health services -- The epidemiologic approach to evaluating screening programs -- Epidemiology and public policy -- Ethical and professional issues in epidemiology.
9781455737338 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2013025693
Epidemiology.
Epidemiologic Methods.
RA651 / .G58
614.4
WA 105