TY  - BOOK
AU  - Celentano,David D.
AU  - Szklo,M.
AU  - Gordis,Leon
TI  - Gordis epidemiology
SN  - 9780323552295
AV  - RA651.C45 2019 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Philadelphia, PA
PB  - Elsevier, 
KW  - Epidemiology
KW  - Epidemiologic Methods
KW  - Health and Fitness
KW  - Textbooks
KW  - fast
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Manuels d'enseignement supérieur
KW  - rvmgf
N1  - Preceded by Epidemiology / Leon Gordis. Fifth edition. 2014; Includes bibliographical references and index; CONTENTS
SECTION I
THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC APPROACH TO DISEASE AND INTERVENTION
1. Introduction --
2. The dynamics of disease transmission --
3. The occurrence of disease: I. Disease surveillance and measures of morbidity -- 
4. The occurrence of disease:II. Morality and other measures of disease impact -- 
5. Assessing the validity and reliability of diagnostic and screening tests -- 
6. The natural history of disease: ways of expressing prognosis --
SECTION II
USING EPIDEMIOLOGY TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF DISEASE
7.Observational studies -- 
8. Cohort studies -- 
9. Comparing cohort and case-control studies -- 
10. Assessing preventive and therapeutic measures: randomized trials -- 
11. Randomized trials: some further issues -- 
12. Estimating risk: is there an association? -- 
13. More on risk: estimating the potential for prevention -- 
14. From association to causation: deriving inferences from epidemiologic studies -- 
15. More on causal inference: bias, confounding, and interaction -- 
SECTION III
APPLYING EPIDEMIOLOGY TO EVALUATION AND POLICY
16. Identifying the roles of genetic and environmental factors in disease causation -- 
17.Using epidemiology to evaluate health services -- 
18. Epidemiologic approach to evaluating screening programs -- 
19. Epidemiology and public policy -- 
20. Ethical and professional issues in epidemiology
N2  - This bestselling text provides a solid introduction to basic epidemiologic principles as well as practical application in public health and clinical practice, highlighted by real-world examples throughout. New coverage includes expanded information on genetic epidemiology, epidemiology and public policy, and ethical and professional issues in epidemiology, providing a strong basis for understanding the role and importance of epidemiology in today's data-driven society. -- From publisher's description
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