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Epidemiology Charlotte Baker

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Open textbook libraryDistributor: Minneapolis, MN Open Textbook LibraryPublisher: [Place of publication not identified] Virginia Tech Libraries 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781957213651
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RA421
  • RA440
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- Instructor Resources -- Epidemiology in Sum -- Measuring Things in Epidemiology -- Study Designs -- Diagnostics and Screening -- The Wrecking Ball: Bias, Confounding, Interaction and Effect Modification -- Study Guide: Measuring Things in Epidemiology -- Study Guide: Study Designs -- Study Guide: Diagnostics and Screening -- Accessibility
Subject: Epidemiology is an openly licensed text designed for medical degree–seeking clinical students without a prior background in public health. Using sports medicine and injury prevention examples and applications, it aims to provide students with the basics of epidemiology terms and concepts and is intended to guide medical school students as they prepare for the USMLE Step 1 Exam and to transition from student to clinician. It includes an introduction to general concepts and terminology of epidemiology, study designs and their relationship to clinical questions, and the use of epidemiology in clinical diagnosis and screening of disease. Concluding sections of the book present sources of errors in epidemiologic studies, including bias, confounding, and effect modification. The book is notable for its use of accessible, inclusive figures and examples, and end-of-chapter study guides that summarize the chapter visually. Are you reviewing or adopting this book for a course? Please help us understand your use by filling out this form: https://bit.ly/interest_epidemiology
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Introduction -- About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- Instructor Resources -- Epidemiology in Sum -- Measuring Things in Epidemiology -- Study Designs -- Diagnostics and Screening -- The Wrecking Ball: Bias, Confounding, Interaction and Effect Modification -- Study Guide: Measuring Things in Epidemiology -- Study Guide: Study Designs -- Study Guide: Diagnostics and Screening -- Accessibility

Epidemiology is an openly licensed text designed for medical degree–seeking clinical students without a prior background in public health. Using sports medicine and injury prevention examples and applications, it aims to provide students with the basics of epidemiology terms and concepts and is intended to guide medical school students as they prepare for the USMLE Step 1 Exam and to transition from student to clinician. It includes an introduction to general concepts and terminology of epidemiology, study designs and their relationship to clinical questions, and the use of epidemiology in clinical diagnosis and screening of disease. Concluding sections of the book present sources of errors in epidemiologic studies, including bias, confounding, and effect modification. The book is notable for its use of accessible, inclusive figures and examples, and end-of-chapter study guides that summarize the chapter visually. Are you reviewing or adopting this book for a course? Please help us understand your use by filling out this form: https://bit.ly/interest_epidemiology

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