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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 614.4 EAN: 9780763740252 Edition: 2 ISBN: 076374025X Label: Jones & Bartlett Publishers Manufacturer: Jones & Bartlett Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 516 Publication Date: June 08, 2007 Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers Studio: Jones & Bartlett Publishers Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Successfully tested in the authors' courses at Boston University and Harvard University, this text 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. An entire chapter is also devoted to the concept of effect measure modification, an often-neglected topic in introductory textbooks. Up-to-date examples from the epidemiologic literature on diseases of public health importance are provided throughout the book. The second edition has been thoroughly revised with up-to-date examples and data from epidemiologic literature and features over 100 new study questions. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - OutstandingWhat a great read. No, really... I'm actually enjoying reading it! The authors do a great job of presenting existing research and breaking down complicated theoretical concepts in a fresh and interesting way that's a quick, substantive read. I bought mine on clearance - what a great investment! definitely what I was looking for as a beginner to the field of public health/epidemiology. Rating:  - Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health - sold by scholasticbooksI am totally disappointed with this purchase. I was expecting the latest version that came out in this year. But I received a previous version. Till then I was deperately trying to reach the vendor (Scholasticbooks) to return/ exchange it. But even after e mails and phone calls I am yet to hear from them. I do not recommend this vendor to any one. Rating:  - Starter bookIt is a good book for beginners. A little outdated but overall does the job effectively explaining the basic concepts. Rating: - Excellent, Easy and User Friendly This is a great text for anyone studying epidemiology. Each chapter on the various aspects of Epi (ie, Confounding, Effect Modification, Random Error, Bias, Causation, etc) is readable, relatively short chapters (no more then 20 pages) and very clearly explains the necessary information. Each chapter then has a concise (less then one page) summary, perfect for test studying or board review. In addition, each chapter has test questions with answers posted at the back of the book. This ... Read More Rating: - a great intro to epidemiologyThis was a required text for a graduate intro to epidemiology course that I took, and I've held on to it since then. Overall the content is well organized and clearly written. That being said, there were also a few important sections that I found very confusing, and there do appear to be at least a few errors in text and arithmetic. The authors are generally fairly concise in their descriptions of types of studies, sources of error, etc., which makes for good overall readability, however I often ... Read More 
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