Epidemiology For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781394170708 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 384 str.

MS) Mitra Amal K. (Jackson State University

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Epidemiology 5Chapter 1: Entering the World of Epidemiology 7Chapter 2: Epidemiology 101 -- Understanding the Basics 17Chapter 3: Exploring the Development of Epidemiological Thinking 41Chapter 4: Eyeing the Milestones in Public Health 59Chapter 5: Recognizing Diseases and Controlling Them 77Part 2: Understanding Disease Causation 103Chapter 6: Tackling the Epidemiologic Triangle 105Chapter 7: Inspecting Descriptive Epidemiology: Person, Place, and Time 117Chapter 8: Viewing Disease Patterns 135Chapter 9: Linking Demography and Disease 149Chapter 10: Digging into Math: Calculating Rates and Risks 163Part 3: Prevention Is Better Than a Cure 187Chapter 11: Focusing on the Levels of Prevention 189Chapter 12: Preventing Disease with Vaccine 199Chapter 13: Recognizing Methods of Disease Surveillance 223Chapter 14: Investigating an Outbreak 231Chapter 15: Identifying Disease by Screening 247Part 4: Examining a Study Finding 265Chapter 16: Figuring Out Whether an Association Is Causal 267Chapter 17: Investigating the Types of Epidemiologic Studies 287Chapter 18: Encountering Bias and Confounding 313Chapter 19: Focusing On Ethics in Health Research 329Part 5: The Part of Tens 343Chapter 20: Ten Careers with a Degree in Epidemiology 345Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Acing Your Epidemiology Classes 351Glossary 357Index 363

O autorze

Amal K. Mitra, MD, DrPH, is an internationally recognized scientist and public health leader with more than 25 years of experience in higher education and health research. He is a Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Jackson State University in Mississippi.