Methods In Field Epidemiology by Pia D M Macdonald
This unique guidebook covers all aspects of practical field epidemiologic investigation. It explains the requirements, defines terms, and illustrates many examples of how to undertake the tasks of the public health epidemiologist during a field investigation. Unlike other texts of its kind, it breaks down each function of field epidemiology to its constituent parts and thoroughly answers questions related to them.Topics include: public health surveillance qualifying a potential outbreak assembling and equipping a team hypothesis generation and descriptive epidemiology epidemiological studies hypothesis-testing interviews data analysis writing a report public health laboratory's role in field environmental health components investigating non-infectious health events forensic epidemiology investigations GIS and special considerations.The text is accompanied by a complete package of instructor resources including Sample Syllabus, Instructor's Manual, TestBank, and PowerPoint slides.
MacDonald, Pia D. M.: - Director North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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| ISBN 13 | 9780763784591 |
| ISBN 10 | 0763784591 |
| Title | Methods In Field Epidemiology |
| Author | Pia D M Macdonald |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc |
| Year published | 2011-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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