A Pocket Guide to Epidemiology

David G. Kleinbaum, Kevin Sullivan, Nancy Barker9780387459646, 0-387-45964-2, 0-387-45966-9

A Pocket Guide to Epidemiology is a stand-alone introductory text on the basic principles and concepts of epidemiology. The primary audience for this text is the public health student or professional, clinician, health journalist, and anyone else at any age or life experience that is interested in learning what epidemiology is all about in a convenient, easy to understand format with timely, real-world health examples.

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Half-Title……Page 2
Inside Cover……Page 3
Copyright……Page 4
Preface……Page 5
About the Authors……Page 6
Contents……Page 7
CHAPTER 1 – A POCKET-SIZE INTRODUCTION……Page 8
CHAPTER 2 – THE BIG PICTURE – WITH EXAMPLES……Page 9
CHAPTER 3 – HOW TO SET THINGS UP? STUDY DESIGNS……Page 27
CHAPTER 4 – HOW OFTEN DOES IT HAPPEN? DISEASE FREQUENCY……Page 48
CHAPTER 5 – WHAT’S THE ANSWER? MEASURES OF EFFECT……Page 76
CHAPTER 6 – WHAT IS THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT?……Page 96
CHAPTER 7 – IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG? VALIDITY AND BIAS……Page 114
CHAPTER 8 – WERE SUBJECTS CHOSEN BADLY? SELECTION BIAS……Page 131
CHAPTER 9 – ARE THE DATA CORRECT? INFORMATION BIAS……Page 142
CHAPTER 10 – OTHER FACTORS ACCOUNTED FOR? CONFOUNDING AND INTERACTION……Page 163
CHAPTER 11 – CONFOUNDING CAN BE CONFOUNDING -SEVERAL RISK FACTORS……Page 181
CHAPTER 12 – SIMPLE ANALYSES – 2×2 TABLES ARE NOT THAT SIMPLE……Page 192
CHAPTER 13 – CONTROL – WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT……Page 227
CHAPTER 14 – HOW TO DEAL WITH LOTS OF TABLES? STRATIFIED ANALYSIS……Page 244
CHAPTER 15 – MATCHING – SEEMS EASY, BUT NOT THAT EASY……Page 256
Index……Page 275