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 - Pitiful.... Simply PitifulThis book is terrible. The writing in it is aweful. It is vague and ambiguous. It assumes knowledge and understanding of the subject prior reading. NOT a good choice for a class text or for a beginner in epidemiology. Rating:  - A good source for medical students and epidemiologists.This is a well written book that touches upon all basic areas of Epidemiology. A strong point of the book is its use of illustrations, they help keep the material somewhat interesting rather than bland full of text. It goes through plenty of examples to help you memorize concepts as well as give you practice of each chapter's readings by having review questions for that chapter. It is a good aid for medical students, epidemiologists as well as anyone involved in the related health services. Rating:  - An unbelievably great textbook!This was a required textbook for a class on epidemiology that I wasn't required to take. I am getting my Ph.D. in Science Education, but because I am Deaf and work with the deaf community on HIV/AIDS awareness...I made myself take this class. Very rarely do I not return books for cash if it isn't in my direct field or interests, but this was one textbook I plan on keeping. Dr. Gordis made a unknown subject for a deaf student not only fascinating but understandable...especially with all the statistics involved! I luckily had great teachers too, but part of their greatness had to do with finding the best textbook to require in their classroom. I refer back to this text constantly when writing about epidemics in the Deaf community. I hope that Dr. Gordis realizes the impact he will have on not just one person, but on a whole community because of his work and his excellent writing. (He also has a sense of humor, which I love...) Karen Sadler, Science Education, University of Pittsburgh In association with Amazon.com | |