Epidemiology category: 338 books
by Jørn Olsen, Kaare Christensen, Jeff Murray
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2010
Today, the public worries about emerging diseases and rapid changes of the frequency of well known diseases like autism, diabetes and obesity making the word epidemic part of the general discussion. Epidemiology should therefore be a basic component of medical training, yet often it is undertaught...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
Practical Healthcare Epidemiology takes a hands-on approach to infection prevention for physicians, healthcare epidemiologists, infection preventionists, microbiologists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Increased regulatory requirements and patient knowledge and involvement has elevated...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2015
This completely updated edition of Exposure Assessment in Environmental Epidemiology offers a practical introduction to exposure assessment methodologies in environmental epidemiologic studies. In addition to methods for traditional methods -- questionnaires, biomonitoring -- this new edition is expanded...
Epidemiology of Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Prevalence and Etiology
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
Despite adults’ best preventive efforts, childhood obesity is on the rise in most areas of the world, and with it the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and other formerly adult-onset conditions. Epidemiology of Obesity in Children and Adolescents takes the global...
Recent Advances in the Epidemiology and Prevention of Gallstone Disease
Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Epidemiology and Prevention of Gallstone Disease, held in Rome, December 4–5, 1989
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Epidemiology and Prevention of Gallstone Disease, held in Rome, December 4-5, 1989
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Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Cancer Epidemiology in Asian Americans is a comprehensive volume that provides the most current research on cancer etiology within this fast growing population sub-group in the United States. The book explores epidemiologic methods that are typically used in migrant studies, providing descriptive...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2008
This book is the definitive guide to field epidemiology- the application of epidemiologic methods to unexpected health problems when a rapid, on-site investigation is necessary. As such, it is an indispensable resource for state and local health agencies and healthcare professionals. This third edition...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2000
The authors of this groundbreaking text define social epidemiology as the study of the social determinants of health, implying that an important goal of public health is to identify and address factors in the social environment that may be related to health outcomes. In the first systematic account...
Epidemiologic Methods
Studying the Occurrence of Illness
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2014
This second edition of Epidemiologic Methods offers a rigorous introduction to the concepts and tools of epidemiologic research. Aimed chiefly at future epidemiologists, the book offers clear descriptions, practical examples, and question/answer sections for each of the science's key concepts. Authored...
Absolute Risk
Methods and Applications in Clinical Management and Public Health
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017
Absolute Risk: Methods and Applications in Clinical Management and Public Health provides theory and examples to demonstrate the importance of absolute risk in counseling patients, devising public health strategies, and clinical management. The book provides sufficient technical detail to allow statisticians,...
Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
A Primer for Clinical Investigators and Decision-Makers
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Here is a book for clinicians, clinical investigators, trainees, and graduates who wish to develop their proficiency in the planning, execution, and interpretation of clinical and epidemiological research. Emphasis is placed on the design and analysis of research studies involving human subjects where...
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
An Introduction to Clinical Research
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2009
Concise, fast-paced, intensive introduction to clinical research design for students and clinical research professionals
Readers will gain sufficient knowledge to pass the United States Medical Licensing Examination part I section in Epidemiology
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Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2008
During the past twenty years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. An estimated thirty percent of adults in the US are obese; in 1980, only fifteen percent were. The issue is gaining greater attention with the CDC and with the public health world in general. This book...
Epidemiology and the Delivery of Health Care Services
Methods and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
In this introductory textbook to epidemiology, students will discover the knowledge and skills required for managing population-based health care under health reform. Fundamental epidemiological techniques are presented teaching students to assess the health status of populations served; determine...