Lecture notes

by Ben-Shlomo, Yoav Brookes, Sara Farmer, R. D. T. Hickman, Matthew

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Title Statements

Full title :Lecture notes. / [edited by] Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Sara T. Brookes, Matthew Hickman.

Summary

Translating the evidence from the bedside to populations This sixth edition of the best-selling Epidemiology, Evidence-based Medicine and Public Health Lecture Notes equips students and health professionals with the basic tools required to learn, practice and teach epidemiology and health prevention in a contemporary setting. The first section, 'Epidemiology', introduces the fundamental principles and scientific basis behind work to improve the health of populations, including a new chapter on genetic epidemiology. Applying the current and best scientific evidence to treatment at both individual and population level is intrinsically linked to epidemiology and public health, and has been introduced in a brand new second section: 'Evidence-based Medicine' (EBM), with advice on how to incorporate EBM principles into your own practice. The third section, 'Public Health', introduces students to public health practice, including strategies and tools used to prevent disease, prolong life, reduce inequalities, and includes global health ... --Provided by publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2013.
Edition:6th ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wiley-Blackwell
Place of Publication:Chichester, West Sussex
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013.

Notes

Revised edition of: Lecture notes. Epidemiology and public health medicine / Richard Farmer, Ross Lawrenson. 5th. 2004.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (ix, 238 pages) : : color illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781118463550, 1118463552, 9781118463567, 1118463560
oclc:ocn827207892
LC Classification:RA651
Dewey Decimal:614.4

Epidemiology : defining disease and normality / Sara Brookes & Yoav Ben-Shlomo -- Measuring and summarising data / Sara Brookes & Yoav Ben-Shlomo -- Epidemiological concepts / Sara Brookes & Yoav Ben-Shlomo -- Statistical inference, confidence intervals, and P values / Kate Tilling, Sara Brookes & Jonathan A.C. Sterne -- Observational studies / Mona Jeffreys & Yoav Ben-Shlomo -- Genetic epidemiology / David M. Evans & Ian Day -- Investigating causes of disease / Debbie A. Lawlor & John Macleod -- Evidence based medicine : an overview / Yoav Ben-Shlomo & Matthew Hickman -- Diagnosis / Penny Whiting & Richard M. Martin -- Prognosis / Yoav Ben-Shlomo & Matthew Hickman -- Effectiveness / Sara Brookes & Jenny Donovan -- Systematic reviews and meta-analysis / Penny Whiting & Jonathan A.C. Sterne -- Health economics / William Hollingworth & Sian Noble -- Audit, research ethics, and governance / Joanne Simon & Yoav Ben-Shlomo -- Public health / Matthew Hickman, Ruth Kipping & David Gunnell -- Screening / Angela E. Raffle -- Infectious disease epidemiology and surveillance / Caroline Trotter, Isabel Oliver & Matthew Hickman -- Inequalities in health / Bruna Galobardes, Mona Jeffreys & Geor…

Subjects

Epidemiologic Methods Epidemiologie Epidemiology Evidence-Based Medicine Médecine factuelle MEDICAL -- Epidemiology MEDICAL -- Health Risk Assessment public health Santé publique