Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health, Fourth Edition combines theory and practice in presenting traditional and new epidemiologic concepts. Broad in scope, the text opens with five chapters covering the basic epidemiologic concepts and data sources. A major emphasis is placed on study design, with separate chapters devoted to each of the three main analytic designs: experimental, cohort, and case-control studies.
Full chapters on bias, confounding, and random error, including the role of statistics in epidemiology, ensure that students are well-equipped with the necessary information to interpret the results of epidemiologic studies. Up-to-date examples from the epidemiologic literature on diseases of public health importance are provided throughout the book. Key Features:* New examples and the latest public health statistics throughout* Coverage of the Ebola outbreak including an in-depth investigation of what happened* New examples that illustrate epidemiological principles including a greater emphasis on social factors that influence health, such as racism* Straightforward descriptions of the latest epidemiologic methods including mediation analysis, agent-based modelling, and the use of directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) to assess confounding.
* An expanded glossary and key terms highlighted throughout the text
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Chapter1 The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology Chapter2 Measures of Disease Frequency Chapter3 Comparing Disease Frequencies Chapter4 Sources of Public Health Data Chapter5 Descriptive Epidemiology Chapter6 Overview of Epidemiologic Study Designs Chapter7 Experimental Studies Chapter8 Cohort Studies Chapter9 Case-Control Studies Chapter10 Bias Chapter11 Confounding Chapter12 Random Error Chapter13 Effect Measure Modification Chapter14 Critical Review of Epidemiologic Studies Chapter15 The Epidemiologic Approach to Causation Chapter16 Screening in Public Health Practice Chapter17 Ethics in Research Involving Human Participants Chapter18 Answers to Chapter Questions (Chapters 1-17)
