Epidemiology in health care /
Barbara Valanis.
- 3rd edition
- Stamford, Conn. : Appleton & Lange, c1999.
- xii, 419 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 computer disk (3 1/2 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section I. Introduction and Methods
1. Epidemiology: what it is about 2. Some useful concepts in Epidemiology 3. Rates: A basic epidemiological tool 4. Epidemiological Methods 5. Epidemiological transitions in disease patterns over time 6. Epidemiology and control of disease of infectious origin 7. Epidemiology and control of diseases of noninfectious origin
Section II. Epidemiology and the lifecycle
8. Patterns of morbidity and mortality during pregnancy and infancy 9. Patterns of morbidity and mortality in childhood and adolescence 10. Patterns of morbidity and mortality in young 11. Patterns of morbidity and mortality over age 65
Section III. Applications of Epidemiology
12. Etiology and natural history 13. Disease control and Surveillance 14. Screening 15. Clinical decision making 16. Health planning and evaluation
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Epidemiology. Nursing. Epidemiology. Epidemiologic Methods. Public Health.