Introduction to epidemiology : distribution and determinants of disease in humans / Caroline A. Macera, Richard A. Shaffer, Peggy M. Shaffer.
| Author/creator | Macera, Caroline A. |
| Other author | Shaffer, Richard A. |
| Other author | Shaffer, Peggy M. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Clifton Park, N.Y. : Delmar, Cengage Learning, ?2013. |
| Description | online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Connect to this resource online |
| Subjects |
| Series | Public health basics Public health basics. ^A1325055 |
| Contents | Introduction to epidemiology -- Fundamentals of epidemiology -- Measuring disease occurrence and exposure -- Data sources -- Study design -- Using rates and ratios -- Accuracy -- Infectious diseases -- Outbreak investigations -- Vaccine preventable diseases -- Cardiovascular disease -- Cancer -- Diabetes mellitus -- Reproductive health -- The practice of epidemiology in developing countries. |
| Abstract | "Introduction to Epidemiology: Distribution and Determination in Humans, the first offering in the Public Health Basics series, is an ideal introductory text designed for the student with little or no experience in epidemiology. Effective chapter organization allows you to first understand the basic concepts in epidemology such as its history and integration into public health, disease occurrence, data sources, accuracy, and study design. The second collection of chapters seamlessly guides you through the distribution and determinants of disease in humans--including cancer, diabetes, infectious diseases-- and the diseases of developing countries. This promises to be your go-to resource in navigating the complex data behind the spread of disease and its future prevention."--Page 4 of cover. |
| General note | "Delmar Health Care"--Cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Technical details | Mode of Access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012940912 |
| ISBN | 9781111540302 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1111540306 (pbk.) |