TY - BOOK AU - Aschengrau,Ann AU - Seage,George R. TI - Essentials of epidemiology in public health SN - 9781449657338 (pbk.) AV - RA651 .A83 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - Burlington, MA PB - Jones & Bartlett Learning KW - Epidemiology KW - Public health KW - Social medicine KW - Epidemiologic Methods KW - Epidemiologic Factors KW - Public Health N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The approach and evolution of epidemiology -- Measures of disease frequency -- Comparing disease frequencies -- Sources of public health data -- Descriptive epidemiology -- Overview of epidemiologic study designs -- Experimental studies -- Cohort studies -- Case-control studies -- Bias -- Confounding -- Random error -- Effect measure modification -- Critical review of epidemiologic studies -- The epidemiologic approach to causation -- Screening in public health practice -- Ethics in research involving human participants -- Answers to chapter questions ER -