Epidemiology - Rothman, Kenneth J.

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Résumé :
The second edition of this essential introduction to epidemiology presents the core concepts in a unified approach that aims to cut through the fog and elucidate the fundamental concepts.

Biographie:
Kenneth J. Rothman, DrPH, is a Distinguished Fellow at RTI International, an independent nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. He is also Professor in the Departments of Epidemiology and Medicine at Boston University. His research interests in epidemiology have spanned a wide range of health problems, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurologic disease, birth defects, injuries, environmental exposures, and drug epidemiology, but his main career focus has been the development and teaching of the concepts and methods of epidemiologic research.

Sommaire:
1. INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGIC THINKING ; 2. PIONEERS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH ; 3. WHAT IS CAUSATION? ; 4. MEASURING DISEASE OCCURRENCE AND CAUSAL EFFECTS ; 5. TYPES OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES ; 6. INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY ; 7. DEALING WITH BIASES ; 8. RANDOM ERROR AND THE ROLE OF STATISTICS ; 9. ANALYZING SIMPLE EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA ; 10. CONTROLLING CONFOUNDING BY STRATIFYING DATA ; 11. MEASURING INTERACTIONS ; 12. USING REGRESSION MODELS IN EPIDEMIOLOGIC ANALYSIS ; 13. EPIDEMIOLOGY IN CLINICAL SETTINGS ; APPENDIX ; INDEX

Reviews from the previous edition This is an excellent introduction to the principles and concepts of epidemiology. In a little over 200 pages Rothman covers all the essential topics for an introductory graduate level course in epidemiology. European Journal of Public Health Epidemiology: An Introduction provides an exceptionally lucid overview of analytic epidemiology... The mix of text, graphics, tables, and sidebars that is used throughout the book proves very useful in explicating important concepts such as confounding, interaction, study design, and biases, which may be challenging to the student in an introductory course... The clarity of expression in this book should be an inspiration to other authors and teachers of epidemiology. The Epidemiology Monitor In summary, this book is a brilliant introductory book to learn concepts of epidemiology. European Journal of Epidemiology