Download or read book Epidemiological Research Applications for Public Health Measurement and Intervention written by Taukeni, Simon George and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-01-22 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Different levels in health sciences, in particular public health, have acknowledged the significant role of epidemiology methods for early detection of emerging infections, alert systems, and preparedness interventions. Therefore, it is important to understand how epidemiological research is conducted and how it can be used at various levels to make exposure or incidence data on a general population available. In this, epidemiological research connected to both human and technology interactions is of primary importance. Epidemiological Research Applications for Public Health Measurement and Intervention provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the field of epidemiology. The chapters within this essential reference source enhance the knowledge of epidemiological research and measurement to investigate, detect, and monitor emerging pathological infections. While highlighting topics that include the history of epidemiology; the applications of epidemiology; and also the uses, principles, and roles of epidemiology, this book is ideally intended for professionals and researchers working in the field of health sciences in various disciplines and government officials, policymakers, practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students who are interested in epidemiological research and measurement for increasing the effectiveness of public health practice.
Download or read book Behavioral Epidemiology written by Ray M. Merrill and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behavioral Epidemiology: Principles and Applications is the first of its kind to bring together the disciplines of the social/behavioral sciences and epidemiology. The text reviews how we study health in relation to behaviors, the complexities of such studies, ways to minimize these complexities, and how to use this knowledge to prevent and control disease in human populations. By combining these disciplines, this book provides a foundation for students and researchers in the methods used to study behavior, drawing upon mutually successful methods, and discussing what to do when these disciplines overlap or interact. This text is ideal for master's level or early doctoral graduate students in the behavioral sciences, epidemiology, or public health, as well as researchers from other fields interested in an introduction to population-based research of behavior and health.
Download or read book Epidemiology for Public Health Practice written by Robert H. Friis and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its third edition, Epidemiology for Public Health Practice provides a comprehensive look at all major topics, from study designs and descriptive epidemiology to quantitative measures and termin
Download or read book Basic Principles And Practical Applications In Epidemiological Research written by Jung-der Wang and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2002-02-26 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the concept of “conjecture and refutation” from the Popperian philosophy of science, i.e. looking for alternative causes, this book simplifies the design and inferences of human observational studies into two types: descriptive and causal. It clarifies how and why causal inference should be considered from the search for alternative explanations or causes, and descriptive inference from the sample at hand to the source population. Furthermore, it links the health policy and epidemiological concept with decisional questions, for which the basic measurement can be quality-adjusted survival time or quality-adjusted life year.
Download or read book Epidemiologic Methods written by Thomas D. Koepsell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-06-05 with total page 827 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a rigorous introduction to the concepts and tools of epidemiologic research. It offers clear descriptions of key concepts, rich examples, and instructive exercises (with answers). The book is well-suited for use in graduate-level courses on epidemiologic methods.
Download or read book Applied Epidemiologic Principles and Concepts written by Laurens Holmes, Jr. and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides practical knowledge to clinicians and biomedical researchers using biological and biochemical specimen/samples in order to understand health and disease processes at cellular, clinical, and population levels. Concepts and techniques provided will help researchers design and conduct studies, then translate data from bench to clinics in attempt to improve the health of patients and populations. This book presents the extreme complexity of epidemiologic research in a concise manner that will address the issue of confounders, thus allowing for more valid inferences and yielding results that are more reliable and accurate.
Download or read book Epidemiological Studies written by Alan J. Silman and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a practical guide to the design, conduct, analysis and interpretation of epidemiological studies. The clear and concise text is supplemented throughout by appropriate illustrative examples and helpful practical hints, all designed to support and encourage newcomers to the field. The book assumes no prior knowledge. Sufficient material is provided to enable the reader to undertake soundly based studies which take account of the most recent advances in epidemiological concepts and methods. The book also includes sections on ethical issues and how they should be addressed, and costing a study. It aims to make epidemiological method accessible to a broad range of individuals, including hospital clinicians, general practitioners and public health physicians and it will serve as an excellent introductory text for those training in epidemiology and public health.
Download or read book Epidemiology and the Delivery of Health Care Services written by Denise M. Oleske and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-09-18 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This completely revised and updated edition of an outstanding text addresses the fundamental knowledge of epidemiological methods and statistics that can be applied to evolving systems, programs, technologies, and policies. This edition presents new chapters on causal thinking, ethics, and web resources, analyzes data on multinational increases in poverty and longevity, details the control of transmissible diseases, and explains quality management, and the evaluation of healthcare system performance.
Download or read book Epidemiological Research An Introduction written by O. S. Miettinen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having last year published “Up from Clinical Epidemiology & EBM” and also “Epidemiological Research: Terms and Concepts,” Miettinen now – this time with collaboration from his junior colleague I. Karp – brings out this further introduction into epidemiological research; and he is now working on an introduction into clinical research, for publication next year. It evidently is Miettinen’s felt time to crystallize the basic understandings he has come to as the culmination of a half-century of concentrated effort to advance the theory of epidemiological and ‘meta-epidemiological clinical’ research. In accord with its title, this book focuses on research to develop the knowledge-base for preventive medicine, which mainly is knowledge about the causal origin –etilogy, etiogenesis – of illness. It first illustrates how wanting this knowledge still is, despite much research; and it then aims to guide the reader to more productive etiogenetic research. This book places much emphasis on the need to assure relevance by principles-guided objects design for the studies, which now remains conspicuously absent from epidemiologists’ concerns. And as for methods design, this book exposes the fallacies in the still-common ‘cohort’ and ‘case-control’ studies, defines the essentials of all etiogenetic studies, and then addresses the true options for design in this framework of shared essentials. A good deal of attention is also given to the still commonly-held, very major, twin fallacies that screening for an illness is a preventive intervention, to be studied by randomized trials, and that research on it can imply rational guidelines or recommendations regarding decisions about the screening. While Miettinen already is regarded as ‘the father of modern epidemiology,’ he now appears to have become the father also of post-modern epidemiology, where ‘epidemiology’ still means epidemiological research.
Download or read book Epidemiology and the Delivery of Health Care Services written by Denise Oleske and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This completely revised and updated edition of an outstanding text enables students and health care systems managers to keep pace with the explosion of information currently available in the field, stressing its importance for epidemiology. It addresses the fundamental knowledge of epidemiological methods and statistics that can be applied to evolving systems, programs, technologies, and policies. Epidemiology and Delivery of Health Care Services examines the complex challenges that health care managers face in furnishing high-technology health services; services in response to environmental threats; and in managing clinical research enterprises and provides the necessary new tools for decision making in these areas. Offering insights into epidemiological applications both globally and locally, this new edition -Incorporates an international perspective as well as the most recent data available on health trends in the U.S. -Presents new chapters on causal thinking, economics, ethics, and web resources among other topics. -Analyzes data on multinational increases in poverty and longevity. -Details the control of transmissible diseases. -Explains quality management, the formulation of public policy, and the evaluation of healthcare system performance. -And more. Epidemiology and Delivery of Health Care Services illustrates epidemiological techniques and shows how to apply them across all health service settings through case studies relevant to the theme of each chapter - making it an indispensable reference for all health care administration and community health care researchers and managers, epidemiologists, and health policy analysts as well as an excellent text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.
Download or read book Social Epidemiology written by Julie Cwikel and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By tracking the distribution of disease and pinpointing relevant risk factors, social epidemiology reveals how social problems are intrinsically linked to the health of populations. The practice also takes into account the psychosocial, biological, and medical determinants of disease and health, encouraging a rich and multidisciplinary approach to analyzing and solving complex contemporary social issues. This book provides a clear and comprehensive set of tools for practice. Julie Cwikel begins with an overview of the historical roots of public health and social medicine and shows how they formed the theoretical basis for current social epidemiological methods. Cwikel then explains the theoretical and programmatic tools social epidemiologists use in their research, program planning, and evaluation. In conclusion, Cwikel demonstrates how the SOCEPID model can be applied to a range of topics, including chronic illness, obesity, violence prevention, occupational health, sexually transmitted diseases (especially HIV), environmental hazards, and addressing the needs of vulnerable populations such as immigrants and trafficked women. With compelling authority, Cwikel shows readers how the exciting and growing field of social epidemiology is both practical and activist, drawing on cutting-edge empirical findings to conduct policymaking research and promote health at both the personal and population levels.
Download or read book Introduction to Epidemiologic Research Methods in Public Health Practice written by Susan Bailey and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tailored for multiple purposes including learning about and being equipped to evaluate research studies, conducting thesis/dissertation/capstone projects, and publishing scientific results, Epidemiologic Research Methods in Public Health Practice covers the full breadth of epidemiologic study designs and topics (case, case-control, and cohort studies).
Download or read book Epidemiological Practices in Research on Small Effects written by Hans Hoffmeister and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epidemiology faces its limits: the search for subtle links between diet, lifestyle, or environmental factors and disease is an unending source of fear - but often yields little certainty. Studies on weak associations - or small effects - often produce contradictory results which confuse the public. In this book, numerous contributions and illustrated examples show the effects of this problem, and sets out how future research should be approached in order to minimize the problems, thus producing clear results of significance.
Download or read book Epidemiology Foundations written by Peter J. Fos and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Peter J. Fos—an expert in epidemiology with more than twenty years teaching experience—Epidemiology Foundations offers an ideal introduction to the theory and practice of public health epidemiology. This important text discusses both the historical perspective and future trends of epidemiology, reviews health and disease, and explains how they are measured. The book's overview of epidemiological studies shows how they are used in practice. Epidemiology Foundations takes a social and community perspective and includes information about global diseases and epidemics. Emphasis on concepts such as population health, social determinants, and global health make this book especially interesting and accessible to those new to the subject. Each chapter is supplemented with problem-solving exercises and research assignments to aid readers in understanding its epidemiology principles. Reflecting and expanding on recommendations of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, Epidemiology Foundations is the ideal text for any course introducing epidemiology in public health.
Download or read book Interpreting Epidemiologic Evidence written by David A. Savitz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epidemiology, the so-called "science of public health," has undergone a boom in the last decade as public interest and engagement in population health has skyrocketed. While this boom has done much to spark advances in the technology of epidemiology, it has also made it harder for those who want to use epidemiology to guide policy and clinical practice to fully appreciate the meaning of the research findings. Interpreting Epidemiologic Evidence offers those who have had an introductory course in epidemiology the knowledge they need to make clear connections from research findings to practical applications. Written in clear and lively prose, it empowers students at all levels to evaluate a study's design, implementation, and ultimate findings, giving the guidance needed to apply the information appropriately. Liberal use of practical examples serves both to illustrate core concepts and to motivate readers to think critically about the causal connections that population health studies aim to explore. Completely revised and updated, this new edition of Interpreting Epidemiologic Evidence is an invaluable core text for both epidemiologists in training and practitioners across other disciplines with even an introductory knowledge of epidemiology.
Download or read book Controlled Epidemiological Studies written by Marie Reilly (Professor of biostatistics) and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book covers classic epidemiological designs that use a reference/control group, including case-control, case-cohort, nested case-control and variations of these designs, such as stratified and two-stage designs. It presents a unified view of these sampling designs as representations of an underlying cohort or target population of interest. This enables various extended designs to be introduced and analysed with a similar approach: extreme sampling on the outcome (extreme case-control design) or on the exposure (exposure-enriched, exposure-density, countermatched), designs that re-use prior controls and augmentation sampling designs. Further extensions exploit aggregate data for efficient cluster sampling, accommodate time-varying exposures and combine matched and unmatched controls. Self-controlled designs, including case-crossover, self-controlled case series and exposure-crossover, are also presented. The test-negative design for vaccine studies and the use of negative controls for bias assessment are introduced and discussed. This book is intended for graduate students in biostatistics, epidemiology and related disciplines, or for health researchers and data analysts interested in extending their knowledge of study design and data analysis skills"--
