Neuroepidemiology

by Ganguli, Mary Ikram, M. Arfan Rosano, Caterina

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Title Statements

Full title :Neuroepidemiology / volume editors Caterina Rosano, M. Arfan Ikram, and Mary Ganguli.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2016

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Elsevier
Place of Publication:Amsterdam
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (352 pages) : : illustrations (some color), maps

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780128029732, 0128029730, 9780128029909, 0128029900
oclc:ocn988786949
LC Classification:RC332
Dewey Decimal:614.598

Front Cover; Neuroepidemiology; Copyright; Handbook of Clinical Neurology 3rd Series; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Contents; Section 1: Principles and foundations of epidemiology and neurology research; Chapter 1: Epidemiology for the clinical neurologist; What is epidemiology?; Uses of epidemiology; Making a community diagnosis; Measurement of disease in populations: prevalence vs. incidence; Prevalence; Incidence; What is the relationship between prevalence and incidence?; Incidence; Prevalence; Mortality; Completing the clinical picture; The importance of sampling; Random sampling

Sample sizep-value; Power; Effect size; Making inferences from the sample to the population; Normal distribution and confidence limits; Identifying causal/risk factors; Observational studies; Descriptive studies; Ecologic studies; Cross-sectional studies; Case-control studies; Cohort studies; Nested case-control studies; Experimental studies; Randomized controlled trials; Field trials; Community trials; Measures of association; Odds ratio; Relative risk or risk ratio; Timing and duration of exposure; Sources of error in epidemiologic studies; Bias; Selection bias; Information/measurement bias

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