Basic epidemiology

Autor*innen

• World Health Organization

Parameter

• Medizin
• Medizin & Gesundheit
• Sachliteratur

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Basic epidemiology provides an introduction to the core principles and methods of epidemiology, with a special emphasis on public health applications in developing countries. This edition includes chapters on the nature and uses of epidemiology; the epidemiological approach to defining and measuring the occurrence of health-related states in populations; the strengths and limitations of epidemiological study designs; and the role of epidemiology in evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of health care. The book has a particular emphasis on modifiable environmental factors and encourages the application of epidemiology to the prevention of disease and the promotion of health, including environmental and occupational health.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Einband: Paperback