Katz, David L., 1963-

Jekel's epidemiology, biostatistics, preventive medicine, and public health / Epidemiology, biostatistics, preventive medicine, and public health Joann G. Elmore, Dorothea M.G. Wild, Heidi D. Nelson, David L. Katz - Fifth edition - ix, 451 pages : mostly black and white illustrations, maps, charts ; 28 cm

David L. Katz appears first in the previous edition

Includes bibliographical references and index

Basic epidemiologic concepts and principles -- Epidemiologic data measurements -- Epidemiologic surveillance and epidemic outbreak investigation -- The study of risk factors and causation -- Common research designs and issues in epidemiology -- Assessment of risk and benefit in epidemiologic studies -- Understanding the quality of medical data -- Describing variation and distribution of data -- Testing hypotheses -- Analyzing relationships between two variables -- Analyzing relationships between multiple variables -- Using statistics to design studies: sample size calculation, randomization, and controlling for multiple hypotheses -- Using statistics to answer clinical questions: meta-analysis, Bayes Theorem and predictive values of tests, and decision analysis -- Introduction to preventive medicine -- Methods of primary prevention: health promotion and disease prevention -- Principles and practice of secondary prevention -- Methods of tertiary prevention -- Developing recommendations for clinical preventive services -- Chronic disease prevention -- Prevention of infectious diseases -- Prevention of mental health and behavior problems -- Occupational medicine and environmental health -- Injury prevention -- Introduction to public health -- The US Public Health System: structure and function -- Improving public health in communities -- Disaster epidemiology and surveillance -- Health services organization, financing, and quality improvement -- Health care organization, policy, and financing -- Integrating efforts for clinical care, research, and public health action: one science, one planet, one health

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Epidemiology.
Biometry.
Medicine, Preventive.
Public health.
Epidemiologic Methods.
Biometry.
Preventive Medicine.
Public Health.

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