Epidemiology Matters: A New Introduction to Methodological Foundations
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Katherine M. Keyes; Sandro Galea (Útgáfa: 0)
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Epidemiology Matters offers a new approach to understanding and identifying the causes of disease -- and with it, how to prevent disease and improve human health. Utilizing visual explanations and examples, this text provides an accessible, step-by-step introduction to the fundamentals of epidemiologic study, from design to analysis. Across fourteen chapters, Epidemiology Matters teaches the individual competencies that underlie the conduct of an epidemiologic study: identifying populations; measuring exposures and health indicators; taking a sample; estimating associations between exposures and health indicators; assessing evidence for causes working together; assessing internal and external validity of results.
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- Oxford University Press Academic US
- 9780199331260
- 9780199331246
- ePub
- 0
- Katherine M. Keyes; Sandro Galea
- English
- 2014-06-17
- 100
Kaflar
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- 1. An Introduction
- 2. What Is a Population and What Is Population Health?
- 3. What Is an Exposure, What Is a Disease, and How Do We Measure Them?
- 4. What Is a Sample?
- 5. Watching a Sample, Counting Cases
- 6. Are Exposures Associated With Health Indicators?
- 7. What Is a Cause?
- 8. Is the Association Causal, or Are There Alternative Explanations?
- 9. How Do Noncausal Associations Arise?
- 10. How Can We Mitigate Against Noncausal Associations in Design and Analysis?
- 11. When Do Causes Work Together?
- 12. Do the Results Matter Beyond the Study Sample?
- 13. How Do We Identify Disease Early to Minimize Its Consequences?
- 14. Conclusion: Epidemiology and What Matters Most
- Index