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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791210603321

Autore

Weiss Noel S

Titolo

Exercises in Epidemiology [[electronic resource] ] : Applying Principles and Methods

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford University Press, USA, 2011

ISBN

0-19-990935-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Disciplina

614.4

Soggetti

Epidemiology -- Problems, exercises, etc

Epidemiology

Investigative Techniques

Public Health

Environment and Public Health

Health Care

Epidemiologic Methods

Health & Biological Sciences

Epidemiology & Epidemics

Problems and Exercises

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Rates and Proportions""; ""2. Causal Inference""; ""3. Confounding""; ""4. Cohort Studies""; ""5. Case-Control Studies""; ""6. Multiple Causal Pathways and Effect Modification""; ""7. Screening""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Z""

Sommario/riassunto

Most epidemiology workbooks are used as supplements to existing texts. The student reads the chapter, finds the answers, and fills in the right blanks. This is good for understanding basic principles and methods, but for students looking for real-world ex