Epidemiology for public health practice / Robert H. Friis and Thomas A. Sellers.
By: Friis, Robert H.
Contributor(s): Sellers, Thomas A.
Burlington, Mass. : Jones & Bartlett Learning, c2014Edition: 5th ed.Description: xxiv, 804 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781449651589 (pbk.); 9781449665494.Subject(s): Epidemiology | Epidemiologic Methods | Public HealthGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 614.4| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RA651 .F686 2014 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000001330 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
History and scope of epidemiology -- Practical applications of epidemiology -- Measures of morbidity and mortality -- Descriptive epidemiology : person, place, time -- Sources of data for use in epidemiology -- Study designs : ecologic, cross-sectional, case-control -- Study designs : cohort studies -- Experimental study designs -- Measures of effect -- Data interpretation issues -- Screening for disease in the community -- Epidemiology of infectious diseases -- Epidemiologic aspects of work and the environment -- Molecular and genetic epidemiology -- Social, behavioral, and psychosocial epidemiology -- Epidemiology as a profession.