Epidemiologic methods : studying the occurrence of illness / Noel S. Weiss, Thomas D. Koepsell.
By: Koepsell, Thomas D [author.].
Contributor(s): Weiss, Noel S [author.].
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]Edition: Second edition.Description: viii, 472 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780195314465 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Epidemiology -- Methodology | Epidemiologic MethodsGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RA652.4 .K645 2014 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000005035 |
Author's names reversed on the first edition.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : an epidemic of blindness in young children -- Diseases and populations -- Disease frequency : basic -- Disease frequency : advanced -- Overview of study designs -- Sources of data on disease occurrence -- Person, place, and time -- Inferring a causal relation between exposure and disease -- Measures of excess risk -- Measurement error -- Confounding and its control : basic -- Confounding and its control : advanced -- Randomized trials -- Cohort studies -- Case-control studies -- Ecologic and multi-level studies -- Induction periods and latent periods -- Improving the sensitivity of epidemiologic studies -- Screening -- Outbreak investigation -- Evaluating the effects of policies on health.