Principles and Practice of Epidemiology offers a clear, easy-to-follow presentation of the basic mathematical components, ethics, and study design options in epidemiology, as well as the primary types and sources of error in epidemiologic studies.

Principles and Practice of Epidemiology covers key issues associated with solving public health problems, from a solid understanding of fundamental principles to the methodologies employed by epidemiologists or other public health professionals.

Contents

1. Historical Development
2. What is an Epidemic?
3. Measuring Disease Frequency: Incidence Rate
4. Prevalence and its Application to Screening Programs
5. Cumulative Incidence
6. Design Strategies: Descriptive Studies
7. Causation
8. Design Strategies: Analytic Studies-Part 1
9. Design Strategies: Analytic Studies-Part 2
10. Simple Analysis of Epidemiologic Data: Effect Measures
11. Accuracy

Index

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