Foundations of Epidemiology by David E Lilienfeld
Foundations of Epidemiology has been widely used as an introductory text in a broad range of epidemiology courses. Minimal familiariy with statistics is assumed in the book; an appendix provides an overview of the statistics necessary to understand epidemologic concepts, including sampling, significance testing, confidence intervals, correlation and linear regression, relative risk, attributable fraction, likfe table methods and Cohen's Kappa statistic. The text gives lucid, well organized explantations of basic epidemiologic concepts such as rates and ratios, age-adjustment. incubation periods, ivestigation of an outbreak, time-place-and-person, agent-host-environment, surveillance, screening, sensitivity, spcificity, predictive value, inter-and intra observer. variability, odds ratios, randomized trials, and cohort and case-control study designs. These discussions are illustrated with examples for a variety of conditions, including asthma, food poisoning, coronary heart disease, measles, stroke, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, venous thrombosis, histoplasmosis, Lyme disease, and AIDS. For the third edition, the authors have thoroughly revised the entire text. They have modernized the terminology, added many fresh examples and study problems, and refined the presentation of basic concepts to keep it in line with modern thinking.
The third edition of 'Foundations of Epidemiology' updates a book which is already used as a standard text by many introductory courses in epidemiology.. a thorough overview of the basic principles of epidemiology ... a valuable book for those looking for a standard introductory text ... a valuable book for those looking for a standard introductory text to epidemiology. Neil Squires, International Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 24, No. 3 1995
Dona Schneider, PhD, MPH, is Professor and Associate Dean in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, where she has taught medical geography and epidemiology to undergraduate and graduates students for more than 25 years. Her research record includes more
than 125 refereed journal articles, books and book chapters, mostly focusing on mortality, morbidity and risk factors for disease, especially for children and minorities. David E. Lilienfeld, MD, MPH, MBA, is an internationally recognized expert and educator in epidemiology and public health history. He was a pioneering figure in the area of pharmacoepidemiology and has made many contributions across the spectrum of epidemiologic inquiry. Dr. Lilienfeld has held
leadership roles in the establishment and growth of many of the professional societies in the epidemiology community, and has also served in an editorial capacity for several epidemiology journals. In addition to his scholarly endeavors, Dr. Lilienfeld has been a strong advocate for epidemiology
within the pharmaceutical industry and he co-developed (with Bert Black) the template for the use of epidemiologic evidence in legal proceedings.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195050363 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195050363 |
| Title | Foundations of Epidemiology |
| Author | David E Lilienfeld |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 1994-07-14 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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