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Record Nr.

UNINA9910271030903321

Autore

Villaroel Aurora

Titolo

Practical clinical epidemiology for the veterinarian / / Aurora Villaroel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa ; ; Chichester, England ; ; Oxford, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-119-42138-1

1-118-47204-7

1-118-47205-5

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (159 p.)

Disciplina

636.089/44

Soggetti

Veterinary epidemiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"With Website"--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Describing health and disease -- Basic epidemiology concepts -- Evidence based medicine for the veterinarian -- Study designs -- Causation vs. association -- Diagnostic tests -- Outbreak investigations.

Sommario/riassunto

Practical Clinical Epidemiology for the Veterinarian provides thorough coverage of the fundamentals of epidemiological concepts, situated within the context of daily clinical practice.   Examines epidemiology from the lens of daily clinical practice to offer a truly practical approach  Demonstrates the relevance of epidemiology to clinical problems faced in the field using practical examples to clarify the concepts Includes clinical cases from all species, with an emphasis on small animal and equine medicine, to demonstrate the concepts  Uses an easy-to-read approach, with graphs, flowcharts,