Bibliograph

Epidemiology, a very short introduction, Rodolfo Saracci

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Epidemiology, a very short introduction, Rodolfo Saracci

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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illustrationsportraitsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Epidemiology

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

458730391

Responsibility statement

Rodolfo Saracci

Series statement

Very short introductions, 224

Sub title

a very short introduction

Summary

"What is epidemiology? How can we trace the causes of a disease, or tell when a pandemic has begun? ... Saracci provides an insight into the logic and methods of epidemiology to show the value of investigating health and disease in human populations. He explains basic statistical concepts necessary for planning and analyzing epidemiological studies, and dispels common misunderstandings abouth their interpretation, looking not only at their ethical and political implications, but on public health as a whole"--Publisher description

Table Of Contents

What is epidemiology? -- Measuring health and disease -- Searching for the causes of disease -- Establishing the causes of a disease -- Testing how to control a disease -- Following up people's health -- Investigating people's past experiences -- Mapping health and disease -- From epidemiology to medicine, prevention, and public health -- Epidemiology between ethics and politics

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