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Author:   Noel S. Weiss ,  Thomas D. Koepsell
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.810kg
ISBN:  

9780195314465

ISBN 10:   0195314468
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   02 July 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface 1 Introduction: An Epidemic of Blindness in Young Children 2 Diseases and Populations 3 Disease Frequency: Basic 4 Disease Frequency: Advanced 5 Overview of Study Designs 6 Sources of Data on Disease Occurrence 7 Person, Place, and Time 8 Inferring a Causal Relation Between Exposure and Disease 9 Measures of Excess Risk 10 Measurement Error 11 Confounding and its Control: Basic 12 Confounding and Its Control: Advanced 13 Randomized Trials 14 Cohort Studies 15 Case-Control Studies 16 Ecologic and Multi-Level Studies 17 Induction Periods and Latent Periods 18 Improving the Sensitivity of Epidemiologic Studies 19 Screening 20 Outbreak Investigation 21 Evaluating the Effects of Policies on Health

Reviews

A distinct perspective based on numerous years of teaching and research experience. --American Journal of Epidemiology The second edition expands upon important topics such as confounding and use of epidemiological methods in program and policy evaluation. This may be an appropriate textbook for use across either or both Epidemiology I and Epidemiology II courses or as a companion to other introductory or advanced epidemiology textbooks. -- Doody's Health Sciences Review

The second edition expands upon important topics such as confounding and use of epidemiological methods in program and policy evaluation. This may be an appropriate textbook for use across either or both Epidemiology I and Epidemiology II courses or as a companion to other introductory or advanced epidemiology textbooks.

Author Information

Noel S. Weiss, MD, DrPH, has been a faculty member at the University of Washington and at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center since 1973. His research has been in the areas of cancer epidemiology and clinical epidemiology. He has authored or co-authored more than 600 publications, including three books. At the University of Washington he has received awards for teaching and mentoring, and in 2011 was selected by the Congress of Epidemiology as the first winner of the Alfred Evans Award for teaching and mentoring. Thomas D. Koepsell, MD, MPH, is Professor Emeritus and past Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Washington. He has conducted research on a wide variety of noninfectious diseases, and has over 375 publications. He is also Professor Emeritus in the Department of Health Services and has applied epidemiologic methods in the evaluation of health promotion and disease prevention programs. Dr. Koepsell has received three prizes for outstanding teaching and served as President of the Society for Epidemiologic Research.

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