Handbook of Epidemiology

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ahrens, Wolfgang (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Pigeot, Iris (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Θέματα: Statistics.; Public health.; Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences.; Public Health.

When I was learning epidemiology nearly 50 years ago, there was barely one suitable textbook and a handful of specialized monographs to guide me. Information and ideas in journals were pretty sparse too. That all began to change about 25 years ago and soon we had a plethora of books to consider when...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Tobacco smoke and involuntary smoking
• An Introduction to Epidemiology
• Concepts and Methodological Approaches in Epidemiology
• Basic Concepts
• Rates, Risks, Measures of Association and Impact
• Descriptive Studies
• Use of Disease Registers
• Cohort Studies
• Case-Control Studies
• Modern Epidemiologic Study Designs
• Intervention Trials
• Confounding and Interaction
• Epidemiological Field Work in Population-Based Studies
• Exposure Assessment
• Design and Planning of Epidemiological Studies
• Quality Control and Good Epidemiological Practice
• Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
• Sample Size Determination in Epidemiologic Studies
• General Principles of Data Analysis: Continuous Covariables in Epidemiological Studies
• Regression Methods for Epidemiologic Analysis
• Survival Analysis
• Measurement Error
• Missing Data
• Meta-Analysis in Epidemiology
• Geographical Epidemiology
• Applications of Epidemiology
• Social Epidemiology
• Occupational Epidemiology
• Environmental Epidemiology
• Nutritional Epidemiology
• Reproductive Epidemiology
• Molecular Epidemiology
• Genetic Epidemiology
• Clinical Epidemiology
• Pharmacoepidemiology
• Screening
• Community-based Health Promotion
• Research Areas in Epidemiology
• Infectious Disease Epidemiology
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Cancer Epidemiology
• Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Health Services Research
• Epidemiology in Developing Countries
• Ethical Aspects of Epidemiological Research.