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Informationen zum Autor Dona Schneider, PhD, MPH, is Professor and Associate Dean in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, where she has taught medical geography and epidemiology to undergraduate and graduates students for more than 25 years. Her research record includes more than 125 refereed journal articles, books and book chapters, mostly focusing on mortality, morbidity and risk factors for disease, especially for children and minorities.David E. Lilienfeld, MD, MPH, MBA, is an internationally recognized expert and educator in epidemiology and public health history. He was a pioneering figure in the area of pharmacoepidemiology and has made many contributions across the spectrum of epidemiologic inquiry. Dr. Lilienfeld has held leadership roles in the establishment and growth of many of the professional societies in the epidemiology community, and has also served in an editorial capacity for several epidemiology journals. In addition to his scholarly endeavors, Dr. Lilienfeld has been a strong advocate for epidemiology within the pharmaceutical industry and he co-developed (with Bert Black) the template for the use of epidemiologic evidence in legal proceedings. Klappentext Two decades after the third edition of Lilienfeld's Foundations of Epidemiology advanced the teaching of epidemiology, this completely revised fourth edition offers a new and innovative approach for future generations of students in population health. Zusammenfassung Two decades after the third edition of Lilienfeld's Foundations of Epidemiology advanced the teaching of epidemiology, this completely revised fourth edition offers a new and innovative approach for future generations of students in population health. Inhaltsverzeichnis I INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY 1. Laying the Foundations: The Epidemiologic Approach 2. Threads of Epidemiologic History 3. Selected Epidemiologic Concepts of Disease 4. Inferring Causal Relationships from Epidemiologic Studies II DEMOGRAPHIC STUDIES 5. Vital Statistics 6. Vital Statistics: Studies 7. Morbidity Statistics 8. Morbidity Statistics: Studies III EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES 9. Observational Studies I: Cohort Studies 10. Observational Studies II: Case-Control Studies 11. Experimental Studies I: Randomized Controlled Trials 12. Experimental Studies II: Community and Cluster Randomized Trials IV USING EPIDEMIOLOGIC INFORMATION 13. Clinical Applications 14. Field Epidemiology 15. Evidence-Based Practices APPENDICES 1. Guide to Reading the Epidemiologic Literature 2. Standards for Reporting the Results of Epidemiologic and Health-Related Studies 3. Answers to Problem Sets INDEX ...
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Two decades after the third edition of Lilienfeld's Foundations of Epidemiology advanced the teaching of epidemiology, this completely revised fourth edition offers a new and innovative approach for future generations of students in population health.
