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Klappentext Essentials of Environmental Epidemiology for Health Protection is a key handbook and course reader for all professionals in environmental public health. Emphasising the scoping and planning stages of a study in order to avoid common pitfalls, and includes discussions on the limitations of epidemiological studies, ethics and handling large datasets. Zusammenfassung Essentials of Environmental Epidemiology for Health Protection is a key handbook and course reader for all professionals in environmental public health. Emphasising the scoping and planning stages of a study in order to avoid common pitfalls, and includes discussions on the limitations of epidemiological studies, ethics and handling large datasets. Inhaltsverzeichnis Section 1 Identifying the problem 1: Irene A. Kreis: Introduction to Environmental Epidemiology for Health Protection, illustrated with a case study on lead through the ages 2: Giovanni Leonardi: Epidemiology of environmental hazards, illustrated with a case study on landfill concerns and water (acute and chronic issues) 3: Irene A. Kreis and David Cromwell: Literature reviews, systematic but how and why? Illustrated with case studies on dioxin 4: Fred Woudenberg: Communication in epidemiological studies, illustrated with a case study on a gas-factory terrain clean-up 5: Harrie van Dijk and Wilfried Notten: Identifying and dealing with high-risk groups systematically and transparently, illustrated with a case study on Q fever 6: Oliver Morgan and Sue Odams: Health registers as a tool for disaster epidemiology, illustrated with a case study on a fireworks explosion Section 2 Assessing the problems and developing a scoping study 7: Sotiris Vardoulakis: Environmental measurements, illustrated with a case study on ambient air pollution 8: Ariana Zeka: Exposure assessment for epidemiology, illustrated with a case study on air quality in schools 9: Virginia Murray and Rachel MacLehose: Toxicology and its practical use in chemical incident response, illustrated with a case study on mercury 10: Raquel Duarte-Davidson: Risk assessment, illustrated with a case study on carcass removal in a Foot and Mouth epidemic 11: Sam Bracebridge, Alex Elliot, and Gillian Smith: Real-time syndromic surveillance, illustrated with a case study on an oil depot explosion 12: Rebecca Close, Mike Studden, Araceli Busby, and Giovanni Leonardi: Routine data, illustrated with a case study on carbon monoxide 13: Leslie Jones: Geographic Information Services (GIS), illustrated with a case study on Legionaires' disease outbreak Section 3 Environmental epidemiology design and problem analysis 14: Irene A. Kreis and David Cromwell: Study designs for public health investigations: basic concepts and practice, illustrated with a case study on asthma 15: Helen Maguire,Irene.A. Kreis, and Virginia Murray: Field epidemiology: logistics, illustrated with case studies on a Legionella outbreak and a child blood lead survey 16: Araceli Busby: Data quality, illustrated with a case study on congenital eye defects 17: Dominik Zenner: Applied statistical techniques, illustrated with case studies on a cancer cluster and PCB in human milk 18: Sue Odams: Ethics in environmental epidemiology, illustrated with a case study on lead levels in children Section 4 Special topics 19: Marjon Drijver, Araceli Busby, and Irene A. Kreis: Cluster investigations, illustrated with a case study on childhood leukaemia in a cut-flower community 20: Virginia Murray: Occupational epidemiology, illustrated with a case study on bladder cancer 21: Colin Muirhead and Jill Meara: Radiation, illustrated with case studies on extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields and radiofrequency electromagnetic fields 22: Catriona Carmichael and Graham Bickler: Heatwave plan evaluation 23: Carla Stanke: Analysis of mental health impacts ...
