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Epidemiology


Epidemiology

Key to Prevention
Statistics for Biology and Health

von: Klaus Krickeberg, Van Trong Pham, Thi My Hanh Pham

96,29 €

Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 09.11.2011
ISBN/EAN: 9781461412052
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 256

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<p>This book is meant for adoption in first courses on epidemiology in Medical Schools and Faculties of Public Health in <i>developing</i> and <i>transition</i> countries and in workshops in these countries, taught for example by members of international organizations. It is also suitable for parallel or second reading within curricula in <i>developed</i> countries and for teaching epidemiology in a Master’s programme on “International Health”. The book will enable any lecturer to compose his or her introductory courses on epidemiology by selecting the material deemed appropriate. It will provide a solid foundation for more advanced teaching.</p><p>The intended readership consists in the first place of general medical students; students following the programme “Preventive Physician” that runs parallel to general medical studies in some countries; students starting to specialize in Public Health; and lecturers in epidemiology. The book can also serve well as an introduction into epidemiology for anybody else interested in this field, for example staff of health institutions.</p><p>Examples and practical work are taken from the present situation of health in Vietnam, which can easily be adapted to any other developing or transition country.</p>
The idea of epidemiology.- Uses and applications of epidemiology.- Some case studies and situation analyses.- Infectious diseases: descriptive epidemiology, transmissions, surveillance, control.- Infectious diseases: modelling, immunity.- Diarrhoea and cholera.- Tuberculosis and malaria.- Dengue fever.- Viral hepatitis.- HIV/AIDS.- The origin of information: registers and health information systems.- The origin of information: sampling.- Descriptive data analysis and statistics.- The normal law and applications.- Basic concepts of epidemiology.- Cross sectional studies.- Cohort studies.- Clinical (therapeutic trials).- Clinical epidemiology.- Case control studies.- Confouding.- Epidemiology of cancer.- Epidemiology of cardio vascular diseases.- Community studies.- Nutritional and environmental epidemiology.- Social and genetic epidemiology.- Some practical considerations around epidemiologic studies.- Outlook.
<p>This book is meant for adoption in first courses on epidemiology in Medical Schools and Faculties of Public Health in <i>developing</i> and <i>transition</i> countries and in workshops in these countries, taught for example by members of international organizations. It is also suitable for parallel or second reading within curricula in <i>developed</i> countries and for teaching epidemiology in a Master’s programme on “International Health”. The book will enable any lecturer to compose his or her introductory courses on epidemiology by selecting the material deemed appropriate. It will provide a solid foundation for more advanced teaching.</p><p>The intended readership consists in the first place of general medical students; students following the programme “Preventive Physician” that runs parallel to general medical studies in some countries; students starting to specialize in Public Health; and lecturers in epidemiology. The book can also serve well as an introduction into epidemiology for anybody else interested in this field, for example staff of health institutions.</p><p>Examples and practical work are taken from the present situation of health in Vietnam, which can easily be adapted to any other developing or transition country.</p>
Covers in a comprehensive fashion infectious and noninfectious disease epidemiology Offers a completely unified and coherent approach to epidemiology Presents case studies for the Vietnamese Health infrastructure and culture

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