Epidemiology for public health practice - Friis, Robert H.; Sellers, Thomas A. (Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2021)
History and scope of epidemiology -- Practical applications of epidemiology -- Measures of morbidity and mortality used in epidemiology -- 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 psychological epidemiology -- Epidemiology as a profession -- Epidemiology and health policy.
Previous edition: 2014.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Epidemiologic Methods; Epidemiology; Public Health