{"product_id":"epidemiology-evidencebased-medicine-and-public-health-9781444334784","title":"Epidemiology Evidencebased Medicine and Public","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslating the evidence from the bedside to populations\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This sixth edition of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eEpidemiology, Evidence-based Medicine and Public Health Lecture Notes\u003c\/i\u003e equips students and health professionals with the basic tools required to learn, practice and teach epidemiology and health prevention in a contemporary setting.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The first section, Epidemiology', introduces the fundamental principles and scientific basis behind work to improve the health of populations, including a new chapter on genetic epidemiology. Applying the current and best scientific evidence to treatment at both individual and population level is intrinsically linked to epidemiology and public health, and has been introduced in a brand new second section: Evidence-based Medicine' (EBM), with advice on how to incorporate EBM principles into your own practice. The third section, ''Public Health'', introduces students to public health practice, including strategies an\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis introductory overview for pre-med and medical students, public health students, and junior doctors\u003cbr\u003esets out key concepts, processes, measurements, and types of studies in epidemiology, and outlines\u003cbr\u003emajor elements of evidence-based medicine, with chapters on diagnosis, prognosis, effectiveness,\u003cbr\u003esystematic reviews and meta-analysis, health economics, and research ethics. Final chapters on public\u003cbr\u003ehealth discuss healthcare inequalities. This sixth edition contains new chapters on genetic epidemiology\u003cbr\u003eand on global health and climate change, along with new global case studies. The reader-friendly color\u003cbr\u003elayout features objectives, boxes, checklists, key points, charts, and process illustrations. Other\u003cbr\u003elearning features include a glossary and in-depth case quizzes with explained answers. Each chapter\u003cbr\u003eends with further reading and a list of web sites. Editor Ben-Schlomo teaches clinical epidemiology at\u003cbr\u003ethe University of Bristol, UK. (\u003cb\u003eBook News\u003c\/b\u003e, June 2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface, vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of contributors, viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Epidemiology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Epidemiology: defining disease and normality, 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSara T. Brookes and Yoav Ben-Shlomo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Measuring and summarising data, 11\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSara T. Brookes and Yoav Ben-Shlomo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Epidemiological concepts, 20\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSara T. Brookes and Yoav Ben-Shlomo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Statistical inference, confidence intervals and P-values, 26\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKate Tilling, Sara T. Brookes and Jonathan A.C. Sterne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Observational studies, 36\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMona Jeffreys and Yoav Ben-Shlomo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Genetic epidemiology, 46\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid M. Evans and Ian N.M. Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Investigating causes of disease, 55\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDebbie A. Lawlor and John Macleod\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions – Part 1: Epidemiology, 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Evidence-based Medicine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 An overview of evidence-based medicine, 69\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYoav Ben-Shlomo andMatthew Hickman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Diagnosis, 74\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePenny Whiting and Richard M.Martin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Prognosis, 84\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYoav Ben-Shlomo andMatthew Hickman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Effectiveness, 92\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSara T. Brookes and Jenny Donovan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Systematic reviews and meta-analysis, 102\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePenny Whiting and Jonathan Sterne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Health economics, 112\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Hollingworth and Sian Noble\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Audit, research ethics and research governance, 120\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoanne Simon and Yoav Ben-Shlomo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions – Part 2: Evidence-based medicine, 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Public Health\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Public health, 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew Hickman, Ruth Kipping and David Gunnell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Screening, 145\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAngela E. Raffle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Infectious disease epidemiology and surveillance, 152\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCaroline Trotter, Isabel Oliver and Matthew Hickman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Inequalities in health, 160\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBruna Galobardes,Mona Jeffreys, and George Davey Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Health improvement, 170\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBruce Bolam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Evaluating public health and complex interventions, 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYoav Ben-Shlomo and Rona Campbell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Health care targets, 184\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaya Gobin and Gabriel Scally\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Global health, 191\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSanjay Kinra, David L. Heymann and Shah Ebrahim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions – Part 3: Public health, 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of terms, 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment answers – Part 1: Epidemiology, 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment answers – Part 2: Evidencebased medicine, 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment answers – Part 3: Public health, 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex, 233\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408388137303,"sku":"9781444334784","price":30.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444334784.jpg?v=1730502717","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/epidemiology-evidencebased-medicine-and-public-health-9781444334784","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}