Epidemiology for Canadian Students, 3rd Ed.
Epidemiology for Canadian Students, 3rd Ed.

Author: Scott Patten

Publisher: Brush Education

Published: 2021-05-24

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 1550598961

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An introduction to the principles and methods of epidemiology in a Canadian context The third edition of Epidemiology for Canadian Students updates the only introductory epidemiology textbook grounded in Canadian research and studies, and it takes into account the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this resource, students will learn core concepts, while also familiarizing themselves with Canadian registries, special-purpose cohorts, provincial health administrators, national statistical agencies and other sources that inform epidemiologic research in Canada. The third edition includes new links to Statistics Canada resources, updated examples with reference to recent Canadian and international literature on topics such as COVID-19, and expanded coverage of causal diagrams. Topics include: - Basic principles and why epidemiological reasoning matters for health professionals - Key parameters in descriptive and analytical epidemiology - Sources of error in epidemiology and ways to quantify and control error - The concept of bias, which is introduced with basic parameter estimates to make it more accessible to students - Key study designs and their vulnerability to error - How to use critical appraisal and causal judgement to evaluate epidemiological studies

Epidemiology for Canadian Students
Epidemiology for Canadian Students

Author: Scott B. Patten

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781550598988

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"The book provides an introduction to the principles and methods of epidemiology, with application both to public health and clinical practice (clinical epidemiology). These principles and strategies are also applied to critical appraisal, providing tools that will help students and professionals evaluate the quality of research studies. This third edition adds more recent examples, including to the COVID-19 pandemic. Other updates include the following: 1. Links to Statistics Canada resources have been updated, reflecting discontinuation of the CANSIM system. 2. Sections on systematic reviews and meta-analyses have been updated, along with expanded reference to relevant EQUATOR reporting standards and checklists. 3. The coverage of causal diagrams has been expanded, with an emphasis on directed acyclic graphs (DAGs). The discussion of causation has been expanded to include counterfactual approaches to questions of causality. 4. Many of the examples have been updated with reference to recent Canadian and international literature."--

Clinical Epidemiology
Clinical Epidemiology

Author: Robert Fletcher

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2013-01-08

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1469826259

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Now in its Fifth Edition, Clinical Epidemiology: The Essentials is a comprehensive, concise, and clinically oriented introduction to the subject of epidemiology. Written by expert educators, this text introduces students to the principles of evidence-based medicine that will help them develop and apply methods of clinical observation in order to form accurate conclusions. The Fifth Edition includes more complete coverage of systematic reviews and knowledge management, as well as other key topics such as abnormality, diagnosis, frequency and risk, prognosis, treatment, prevention, chance, studying cases and cause.

Epidemiology for Canadian Students
Epidemiology for Canadian Students

Author: Scott Patten

Publisher: Brush Education

Published: 2018-04-19

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9781550597509

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"The book provides an introduction to the principles and methods of epidemiology, with application both to public health and clinical practice (clinical epidemiology). These principles and strategies are also applied to critical appraisal, providing tools that will help students and professionals evaluate the quality of research studies. This second edition adds more recent examples, updates references, and doubles the number of questions (and answers) for each chapter."--

Epidemiology 101
Epidemiology 101

Author: Robert H. Friis

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2010-03-25

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0763798509

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As an increasing number of colleges and universities call for an epidemiologic content into liberal arts programs. This title is designed to meet the needs of instructors teaching and overview or introductory course of epidemiology. In an easy-to-read and understandable format, the text demonstrates applied approaches in everyday life and also to specific health outcomes. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.

Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Author: Kenrad E. Nelson

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 1226

ISBN-13: 0763728799

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Covers a range of essential topics from a survey of important historical epidemics to study designs for infectious disease investigations. The first part of the text covers ID epidemiology background and methodology, whereas the second focuses on specific diseases as examples of different transmission modalities. TB, HIV and Influenza are among the pathogens discussed in great detail. Includes four new chapters on immunology, measles, meningococcal disease, and vector-borne infections. The HIV chapter has been expanded to include issues of host genetics as well as a review of behavioral interventions.

Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health
Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health

Author: Ann Aschengrau

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2013-06-03

Total Pages: 547

ISBN-13: 1449657354

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Successfully tested in the authors' courses at Boston University and Harvard University, this text combines theory and practice in presenting traditional and new epidemiologic concepts. Broad in scope, the text opens with five chapters covering the basic epidemiologic concepts and data sources. A major emphasis is placed on study design, with separate chapters devoted to each of the three main analytic designs: experimental, cohort, and case-control studies. Full chapters on bias, confounding, and random error, including the role of statistics in epidemiology, ensure that students are well-equipped with the necessary information to interpret the results of epidemiologic studies. An entire chapter is also devoted to the concept of effect measure modification, an often-neglected topic in introductory textbooks. Up-to-date examples from the epidemiologic literature on diseases of public health importance are provided throughout the book. The Third Edition is a thorough update that offers: • New examples, the latest references, and public health statistics. • Nearly 50 new review questions. • Updated discussion of certain epidemiologic methods. • New figures depicting epidemiologic concepts.

Staying Alive, Third Edition: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care
Staying Alive, Third Edition: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care

Author: Dennis Raphael

Publisher: Canadian Scholars

Published: 2019-12-13

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 177338130X

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This new edition of Staying Alive provides readers with a fresh perspective on health, health care, and illness in Canada and abroad. Grounded in a human rights approach to health, this edited collection includes chapters on the social construction of illness and disability, social determinants of health, and current critical issues in the field. The third edition has been thoroughly updated and includes recent national and international developments in health care, with current world statistics and an emphasis on austerity-related changes and their effects on health and health care systems. It includes chapters on pharmaceutical policy, social class, women’s health, and the impact of economic forces such as globalization and privatization in health care.

Handbook of Models for Human Aging
Handbook of Models for Human Aging

Author: P. Michael Conn

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2011-04-28

Total Pages: 1103

ISBN-13: 0080460062

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The Handbook of Models for Human Aging is designed as the only comprehensive work available that covers the diversity of aging models currently available. For each animal model, it presents key aspects of biology, nutrition, factors affecting life span, methods of age determination, use in research, and disadvantages/advantes of use. Chapters on comparative models take a broad sweep of age-related diseases, from Alzheimer's to joint disease, cataracts, cancer, and obesity. In addition, there is an historical overview and discussion of model availability, key methods, and ethical issues. - Utilizes a multidisciplinary approach - Shows tricks and approaches not available in primary publications - First volume of its kind to combine both methods of study for human aging and animal models - Over 200 illustrations

Epidemiology for Public Health Practice
Epidemiology for Public Health Practice

Author: Robert H. Friis

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 748

ISBN-13: 9780763751616

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Review: "Now in its Fourth Edition, this best-selling text offers comprehensive coverage of all the major topics in introductory epidemiology. With extensive treatment of the heart of epidemiology - from study designs to descriptive epidemiology to quantitative measures - this reader-friendly text is accessible and interesting to a wide range of beginning students in all health-related disciplines. A unique focus is given to real-world applications of epidemiology and the development of skills that students can apply in subsequent course work and in the field. The text is also accompanied by a complete package of instructor and student resources available through a companion Web site."--Jacket