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Gordis epidemiology (6th edition - 2019)

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dc.contributor.author Celentano, David D. (author)
dc.contributor.author Szklo, M. (Moyses) -- author
dc.contributor.author Gordis, Leon (author)
dc.date.accessioned 2024-12-18T07:07:08Z
dc.date.available 2024-12-18T07:07:08Z
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.identifier.citation Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2019] en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 9780323552295
dc.identifier.isbn 0323552293
dc.identifier.uri http://10.250.8.41:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/48326
dc.description xi, 420 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm || Includes bibliographical references and index. || CONTENTS: The dynamics of disease transmission -- The occurrence of disease: I. Disease surveillance and measures of morbidity -- The occurrence of disease:II. Morality and other measures of disease impact -- Assessing the validity and reliability of diagnostic and screening tests -- The natural history of disease: ways of expressing prognosis -- Observational studies -- Cohort studies -- Comparing cohort and case-control studies -- Assessing preventive and therapeutic measures: randomized trials -- Randomized trials: some further issues -- Estimating risk: is there an association? -- More on risk: estimating the potential for prevention -- From association to causation: deriving inferences from epidemiologic studies -- More on causal inference: bias, confounding, and interaction -- Identifying the roles of genetic and environmental factors in disease causation -- Using epidemiology to evaluate health services -- Epidemiologic approach to evaluating screening programs -- Epidemiology and public policy -- Ethical and professional issues in epidemiology. en_US
dc.description.abstract 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. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier en_US
dc.subject MBBS Text Books en_US
dc.subject Community Medicine (COMM 401) en_US
dc.subject COMM 401 en_US
dc.subject Epidemiology. en_US
dc.subject Epidemiologic Methods. en_US
dc.subject Health and Fitness. en_US
dc.subject Epidemiology -- Textbooks. en_US
dc.subject Health and Wellbeing en_US
dc.title Gordis epidemiology (6th edition - 2019) en_US
dc.title.alternative Epidemiology en_US
dc.type Book en_US


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