Epidemiology Matters: A New Introduction to Methodological Foundations
| By: | Katherine M. Keyes; Sandro Galea |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Academic US |
| Print ISBN: | 9780199331246 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780199331260 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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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.With its consequentialist approach -- designing epidemiologic studies that aim to inform our understanding, and therefore improve public health -- Epidemiology Matters is an introductory text for the next generation of students in medicine and public health.