• The dynamics of disease transmission
• The occurrence of disease: I. Disease surveillance and measures of morbidity
• The occurrence of disease:II. Morality and other measures of disease impact
• Assessing the validity and reliability of diagnostic and screening tests
• The natural history of disease: ways of expressing prognosis
• Observational studies
• Cohort studies
• Comparing cohort and case-control studies
• Assessing preventive and therapeutic measures: randomized trials
• Randomized trials: some further issues
• Estimating risk: is there an association?
• More on risk: estimating the potential for prevention
• From association to causation: deriving inferences from epidemiologic studies
• More on causal inference: bias, confounding, and interaction
• Identifying the roles of genetic and environmental factors in disease causation
• Using epidemiology to evaluate health services
• Epidemiologic approach to evaluating screening programs
• Epidemiology and public policy
• Ethical and professional issues in epidemiology.

From the Department of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University and continuing in the tradition of award-winning educator and epidemiologist Dr. Leon Gordis, comes the fully revised 6th Edition of Gordis Epidemiology. This bestselling text provides a solid introduction to basic epidemiologic principles as well as practical applications in public health and clinical practice, highlighted by real-world examples throughout. New coverage includes expanded information on genetic epidemiology, epidemiology and public policy, and ethical and professional issues in epidemiology, providing a strong basis for understanding the role and importance of epidemiology in today's data-driven society. Covers the basic principles and concepts of epidemiology in a clear, uniquely memorable way, using a wealth of full-color figures, graphs, charts, and cartoons to help you understand and retain key information. Reflects how epidemiology is practiced today, with a new chapter organization progressing from observation and developing hypotheses to data collection and analyses. Features new end-of-chapter questions for quick self-assessment, and a glossary of genetic terminology. Provides more than 200 additional multiple-choice epidemiology self-assessment questions online. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
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