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Author:   Klaus Krickeberg ,  Pham Van Trong ,  Pham Thi My Hanh
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   Second Edition 2019
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783030163709

ISBN 10:   3030163709
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   14 August 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

The idea of epidemiology.- Uses and applications of epidemiology.- Some case studies and situation analyses.- Infectious diseases: descriptive epidemiology, transmissions, surveillance, control.- Infectious diseases: modelling, immunity.- Diarrhoea and cholera.- Tuberculosis and malaria.- Dengue fever.- Viral hepatitis.- HIV/AIDS.- The origin of information: registers and health information systems.- The origin of information: sampling.- Descriptive data analysis and statistics.- The normal law and applications: Sample size, confidence intervals, tests.- Basic concepts of epidemiology.- Cross-sectional studies.- Cohort studies.- Clinical (therapeutic) trials.- Clinical epidemiology.- Case-control studies.- Confounding.- Epidemiology of cancer.- Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases.- Community studies.- Nutritional and environmental epidemiology.- Social and genetic epidemiology.- Some practical considerations around epidemiologic studies.- What is missing?.- The role of epidemiologyin building coherent systems of public health.

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It is best suited for physicians who will likely not need to perform large epidemiological studies. ... It is most suitable as an introductory book, used in combination with a more in-depth textbook or practical experience. (Allison Dykstra, Doody's Book Reviews, November 22, 2019)

“It is best suited for physicians who will likely not need to perform large epidemiological studies. … It is most suitable as an introductory book, used in combination with a more in-depth textbook or practical experience.” (Allison Dykstra, Doody's Book Reviews, November 22, 2019)

Author Information

Klaus Krickeberg was a professor at the Université Paris 5 René Descartes from 1974 until his retirement in 1998.  His research focuses on dimensional theory, probability theory, stochastic geometry, geometric statistics, epidemiology (especially tropical diseases) and health information systems. In Paris, he began to study Vietnamese history and culture and, starting in 2006, led public health projects in Laos and Vietnam on behalf of a foundation. He has also worked in similar projects for UNICEF, the EU and GTZ in Vietnam and Cambodia. Krickeberg holds a doctorate from the University of Berlin. A former editor of the Journal of Probability and Related Fields, he also served on the council of the International Statistics Institute (ISI) and  chaired the ISI Committee on Statistics in Developing Countries.

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