Introduction to Epidemiology, Fifth Edition is a reader-friendly exploration of the basic principles of epidemiology and their application in solving current public health issues. Readers will learn how to identify and describe problems, formulate research hypotheses, select appropriate research study designs, manage and analyze epidemiologic data, interpret study results, and apply the results to prevent and control disease and health-related events.
The Fifth Edition is a thorough revision that gives greater attention to real-world, contemporary public health problems involving both infectious and chronic diseases and conditions, making it an ideal introductory text for the epidemiology student with minimal training in the biomedical sciences and statistics.
Key New Features of the Fifth Edition:
- Updated tables, figures, and examples throughout.
- Greater detail and explanation of descriptive and analytic study designs used in epidemiology.
- A new chapter on Clinical Epidemiology offers greater distinction between the clinician’s focus on treating and caring for patients compared with the epidemiologist’s focus on identifying sources, populations, and potential spread of public health problems.
- Expanded section on the history of epidemiology and the role of causal inference in epidemiology.
- A new section on cluster analysis and a completely revised chapter on chronic disease epidemiology.
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Instructor Supplements:
- PowerPoint Lecture Slides
- Instructor’s Manual
- Test Bank
