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Gordis, Leon, 1934-

Epidemiology / Leon Gordis. - 4th ed. - Philadelphia : Elsevier/Saunders, c2009. - xv, 375 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.

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.

ISBN: 9781416040026 1416040021

LCCN: 2007030111

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA854588 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101312414 DNLM 014584162 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Epidemiology.
Epidemiology.
Epidemiologic Methods.

LC Class. No.: RA651 / .G58 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 614.4

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WA 105 / G661e 2009