An edition of Epidemiology
(1999)
Epidemiology
beyond the basics
by M. Szklo, F. Javier Nieto, and Moyses Szklo
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Written for those who are familiar with the basic strategies of analytic epidemiology, this book takes readers through a more rigorous discussion of key epidemiologic concepts and methods such as study design, measures of association, research assessment, and more. This thorough revision features end-of-chapter exercises as well as an entirely new chapter devoted to issues related to the interface between epidemiology, health policy, and public health, such as Rothman's causality model, proximal and distal causes, and Hill's guidelines. Careful attention is also given to sensitivity analysis, meta-analysis, and publication bias.
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Epidemiology: beyond the basics
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Epidemiology: Beyond the Basics
August 18, 2006, Jones and Bartlett Publishers
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Epidemiology: Beyond the Basics
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Epidemiology: Beyond The Basics
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Basic study designs in analytical epidemiology
Introduction: descriptive and analytical epidemiology
Analysis of age, birth cohort, and period effects
Ecologic studies
Studies based on individuals as observation units
Measuring disease occurrence
Introduction: basic elements of epidemiologic inference; defining and counting disease outcomes
Measures of incidence
Measures of prevalence
Odds
Measuring associations between exposures and outcomes
Introduction
Measuring associations in a cohort study
Cross-sectional studies: point prevalence rate ratio
Measuring associations in case-control studies
Assessing the strength of associations
Threats to validity and issues of interpretation
Understanding lack of validity: bias overview
Selection bias
Information bias
Combined selection/information biases
Biases in reporting study results: publication bias
Identifying noncausal associations: confounding
Introduction
The nature of the association between the confounder, the exposure, and the outcome
Assessing the presence of confounding
Additional issues related to confounding
Conclusion
Defining and assessing heterogeneity of effects: interaction
Introduction
How is effect measured?
Strategies to evaluate interaction
Assessment of interaction in case-control studies
More on the interchangeability of the definitions of interaction
Which is the relevant model: additive versus multiplicative interaction?
The nature and reciprocity of interaction
Interaction, confounding effect, and adjustment
Statistical modeling and statistical tests for interaction
Interpreting interaction
Interaction and search for new risk factors in low-risk groups
Interaction and "representativeness" of associations
Dealing with threats to validity
Stratification and adjustment: multivariate analysis in epidemiology
Introduction
Stratification and adjustment techniques to disentangle confounding
Adjustment methods based on stratification
Multiple regression techniques for adjustment
Incomplete adjustment: residual confounding
Overadjustment
Conclusion
Quality assurance and control
Introduction
Quality assurance
Quality control
Indices of validity and reliability
Regression to the mean
Issues of reporting
Communicating results of epidemiologic studies
Introduction
What to report
How to report
Conclusion
Appendix A: standard errors, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing for selected measures of risk and measures of association
Appendix B: test for trend (dose response)
Appendix C: test of homogeneity of stratified estimates (test for interaction)
Appendix D: quality assurance and quality control procedures manual for blood pressure measurement and blood/urine collection in the ARIC study
Appendix E: calculation of the intraclass correlation coefficient.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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