{"product_id":"epidemiology-kept-simple-9781444336085","title":"Epidemiology Kept Simple","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpidemiology Kept Simple\u003c\/i\u003e introduces the epidemiological principles and methods that are increasingly important in the practice of medicine and public health. With minimum use of technical language it fully explains terminology, concepts, and techniques associated with traditional and modern epidemiology. Topics include disease causality, epidemiologic measures, descriptive epidemiology, study design, clinical and primary prevention trials, observational cohort studies, case-control studies, and the consideration of random and systematic error in studies of causal factors. Chapters on the infectious disease process, outbreak investigation, and screening for disease are also included. The latter chapters introduce more advanced biostatistical and epidemiologic techniques, such as survival analysis, Mantel-Haenszel techniques, and tests for interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis third edition addresses all the requirements of the American Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Epidemiological Compet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This edition does a good job of updating the previous editions, which have not covered the ASPH epidemiology competencies.\"  (\u003ci\u003eDoody’s\u003c\/i\u003e, 21 February 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the Third Edition xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Epidemiology Past and Present 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Epidemiology and its uses 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Evolving patterns of morbidity and mortality 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Selected historical figures and events 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Chapter summary 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Causal Concepts 36\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Natural history of disease 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Variability in the expression of disease 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Causal models 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Causal inference 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Epidemiologic Measures 66\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Measures of disease frequency 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Measures of association 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Measures of potential impact 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Rate adjustment 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddendum: additional mathematical details 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Descriptive Epidemiology 104\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Epidemiologic variables 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Ecological correlations 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Introduction to Epidemiologic Study Design 126\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Etiologic research 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Ethical conduct of studies involving human subjects 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Selected study design elements 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Common types of epidemiologic studies 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Experimental Studies 142\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Historical perspective 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 General concepts 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Data analysis 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Observational Cohort Studies 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Historical perspective 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Assembling and following a cohort 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Prospective, retrospective, and ambidirectional cohorts 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Addressing the potential for confounding 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Data analysis 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Historically important study: Wade Hampton Frost’s birth cohorts 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Case–Control Studies 180\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Identifying cases and controls 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Obtaining information on exposure 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Data analysis 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Statistical justifications of case–control odds ratio as relative risks 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Error in Epidemiologic Research 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Random error (imprecision) 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Systematic error (bias) 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Screening for Disease 222\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Reliability (agreement) 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Validity 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Chapter addendum (case study) 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading—screening for HIV 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading—general concepts of screening 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to case study: screening for antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Infectious Disease Process 255\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 The infectious disease process 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Herd immunity 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Outbreak Investigation 271\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Background 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 CDC prescribed investigatory steps 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview questions 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences—a drug–disease outbreak 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Confidence Intervals and \u003ci\u003ep\u003c\/i\u003e-Values 302\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Confidence intervals 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 \u003ci\u003ep\u003c\/i\u003e-Values 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Minimum Bayes factors 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Mantel–Haenszel Methods 323\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Ways to prevent confounding 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Simpson’s paradox 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Mantel–Haenszel methods for risk ratios 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Mantel–Haenszel methods for other measures of association 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Statistical Interaction: Effect Measure Modification 337\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Two types of interaction 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Chi-square test for statistical 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Strategy for stratified analysis 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Case Definitions and Disease Classification 347\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Case definitions 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 International classification of disease 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Artifactual fluctuations in reported rates 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Summary 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Survival Analysis 356\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Introduction 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 Stratifying rates by follow-up time 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 Actuarial method of survival analysis 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 Kaplan–Meier method of survival analysis 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.5 Comparing the survival experience of two groups 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Current Life Tables 373\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.1 Introduction 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.2 Complete life table 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.3 Abridged life table 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Random Distribution of Cases in Time and Space 385\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.1 Introduction 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.2 The Poisson distribution 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.3 Goodness of fit of the Poisson distribution 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.4 Summary 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnswers to Exercises and Review Questions 398\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1: 95% Confidence Limits for Poisson Counts 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2: Tail Areas in the Standard Normal (\u003ci\u003eZ\u003c\/i\u003e) Distribution: Double These Areas for Two-Sided \u003ci\u003ep\u003c\/i\u003e-Values 436\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3: Right-Tail Areas in Chi-Square Distributions 439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 4: Case Study—Cigarette Smoking and Lung Cancer 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 5: Case Study—Tampons and Toxic Shock Syndrome 448\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 455\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408389546327,"sku":"9781444336085","price":51.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444336085.jpg?v=1730502725","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/epidemiology-kept-simple-9781444336085","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}