TY  - BOOK
AU  - Valanis,Barbara
AU  - Valanis,Barbara
TI  - Epidemiology in health care
SN  - 0838522270 (pbk. : alk. paper)
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Stamford, Conn.
PB  - Appleton & Lange
KW  - Epidemiology
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Epidemiologic Methods
KW  - Public Health
N1  - 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


ER  -