David L. Katz appears first in the previous edition. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Integrating efforts for clinical care, research, and public health action: one science, one planet, one health. Epidemiologic data measurements -- Epidemiologic surveillance and epidemic outbreak investigation -- The study of risk factors and causation -- Common research designs and issues in epidemiology -- Assessment of risk and benefit in epidemiologic studies -- Understanding the quality of medical data -- Describing variation and distribution of data -- Testing hypotheses -- Analyzing relationships between two variables -- Analyzing relationships between multiple variables -- Using statistics to design studies: sample size calculation, randomization, and controlling for multiple hypotheses -- Using statistics to answer clinical questions: meta-analysis, Bayes Theorem and predictive values of tests, and decision analysis -- Introduction to preventive medicine -- Methods of primary prevention: health promotion and disease prevention -- Principles and practice of secondary prevention -- Methods of tertiary prevention -- Developing recommendations for clinical preventive services -- Chronic disease prevention -- Prevention of infectious diseases -- Prevention of mental health and behavior problems -- Occupational medicine and environmental health -- Injury prevention -- Introduction to public health -- The US Public Health System: structure and function -- Improving public health in communities -- Disaster epidemiology and surveillance -- Health services organization, financing, and quality improvement -- Health care organization, policy, and financing -- Integrating efforts for clinical care, research, and public health action: one science, one planet, one health.
Summary:
Written by renowned epidemiologists and public health experts, this unique text provides complete, concise coverage of epidemiology, biostatistics, preventive medicine, and public health in clear, easy-to-understand terms.
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