Epidemiology/ Leon Gordis

includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction
The dynamics of disease transmission
Measuring the occurrence of disease: I. Morbidity
Measuring the occurrence of disease: II. Mortality
Assessing the validity and reliability of diagnostic and screening tests
The natural history of disease: ways of expressing prognosis
Assessing the efficacy of preventive and therapeutic measures: randomized trials
Randomized trials: some further issues
Cohort studies
Case-control studies and other study designs
Estimating risk: is there an association?
More on risk: estimating the potential for prevention
A pause for review: comparing cohort and case-control studies
From association to causation: deriving inferences from epidemiologic studies
More on causal inferences: bias, confounding, and interaction
Identifying the roles of genetic and environmental factors in disease causation
Using epidemiology to evaluate health services
The epidemiologic approach to evaluating screening programs
Epidemiology and public policy
Ethical and professional issues in epidemiology

This book is written by the award-winning teacher, Dr. Leon Gordis of the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. He introduces the basic principles and concepts of epidemiology in clear, concise writing and his inimitable style. This book provides an understanding of the key concepts in the following 3 fully updated sections: Section I: The Epidemiologic Approach to Disease and Intervention; Section II: Using Epidemiology to Identify the Causes of Disease; Section III: Applying Epidemiology to Evaluation and Policy. Clear, practical graphs and charts, cartoons, and review questions with answers reinforce the text and aid in comprehension