| Description |
239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
What is a population and what is population health? -- What is an exposure, what is a disease, and how do we measure them? -- What is a sample? -- Watching a sample, counting cases -- Are exposures associated with health indicators? -- What is a cause? -- Is the association causal, or are there alternative explanations? -- How do non-causal associations arise? -- How can we mitigate against non-causal associations in design and analysis? -- When do causes work together? -- Do the results matter beyond the study sample? -- How do we identify disease early to minimize its consequences? -- Conclusion : epidemiology and what matters most. |
| Subject |
Epidemiology -- Methodology.
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Epidemiologic Methods.
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Epidemiologic Research Design.
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Epidemiology.
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Epidemiologie. (DE-588)4015016-1
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Epidemiology -- Methodology.
(OCoLC)fst00914098
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| Added Author |
Galea, Sandro, author.
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| ISBN |
9780199331246 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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0199331243 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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