Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health Aschengrau Seage Paperback

Name: Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health Aschengrau Seage Paperback
Brand: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc

Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc

Essentials of Epidemiology in Public HealthAuthor(s): Ann Aschengrau, George R. Seage\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, United States\nImprint: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc\nISBN-13: 9781284128352, 978-1284128352\nSynopsis\nEssentials of Epidemiology in Public Health, Fourth Edition combines theory and practice in presenting traditional and new epidemiologic concepts. Broad in scope, the text opens with five chapters covering the basic epidemiologic concepts and data sources. A major emphasis is placed on study design, with separate chapters devoted to each of the three main analytic designs: experimental, cohort, and case-control [url] chapters on bias, confounding, and random error, including the role of statistics in epidemiology, ensure that students are well-equipped with the necessary information to interpret the results of epidemiologic studies. Up-to-date examples from the epidemiologic literature on diseases of public health importance t