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Highly commended in the Public Health Category of the BMA Book Awards 2009
Concepts of Epidemiology
Integrating the ideas, theories, principles and methods of epidemiology
Second Edition
Raj Bhopal
456 pages
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100 black-and-white line illustrations
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246x171mm
978-0-19-954314-4
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Paperback
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28 August 2008
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- The definitive guide to epidemiology and healthcare research
- Concepts, principles and theory are discussed as a means to understanding methods and techniques
- Examples are both theoretical and applied, to demonstrate how epidemiology works in various settings
- Exercises with answers are embedded in the text, with supplementary exercises at the end of each chapter, to encourage active learning
- Amply illustrated with figures and tables to enhance visual learning
- Objectives expressed in terms of understanding
New to this edition - Features a broader range of concepts, including regression to the mean, interaction, the counterfactual approach, and cohort effects
- New and revised questions, answers, problems and exercises, including 20 questions to test understanding of study design
- Sample examination questions with model answers so students can test themselves
- New introductory material on the burgeoning field of genetic epidemiology, and the purposes and principles of systematic reviews and meta-analysis
- For course teachers, suggestions for the curriculum content for undergraduates, postgraduates, and for continuing education for policymakers and managers
Epidemiology is the science that underpins health and health care, and is concerned with the pattern, frequency and causes of disease. This introductory text describes and illustrates epidemiology and its applications to policy making, health service planning, and health promotion. Raj Bhopal developed a conceptual approach to epidemiology in the first edition of this successful text, which involved a systematic focus on underlying concepts and fundamental principles, and this second edition expands upon this popular method. It emphasizes theories and principles, as
the bedrock of methodology, countering the mounting criticism that epidemiology is an atheoretical discipline. The interdependence of epidemiological studies and their essential unit within a theoretical, technical and ethical framework is an important theme of this book.
The emphasis is on interactive learning throughout, with each chapter including learning objectives, both theoretical and numerical exercises, recent examination questions from relevant courses, and a summary. The text is richly illustrated, with detailed material summarised in tables. The book is written in plain language, with all the necessary technical and specialised terminology explained and defined in a glossary.Readership:
This book is primarily aimed at Masters students in epidemiology and public health, but will also be of interest to undergraduates in medicine, dentistry or nursing who requires more in-depth material than the undergraduate texts provide. It will also have a more senior audience in public health, health policy, health service managers, and practising epidemiologists. Clinicians interested in understanding epidemiology, and those studying social sciences will also find this book of benefit.
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Raj Bhopal, Alexander Bruce and John Usher Professor of Public Health, University of Edinburgh; Honorary Consultant in Public Health, NHS Lothian Board, University of Edinburgh; and formerly Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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"Among many other strengths are an abundance of worked out problems and references to relevant literature that follow each chapter...On balance, Iwould strongly recommend this as a supplementary text that can double as a study guide for the serious graduate student in epidemiology." - Preventive Medicine "Case studies are abundant and the questions and answers that end the chapters should be particularly useful for those using the book outside of a course setting. Figures have been used creatively to explain key concepts" - American Journal of Epidemiology "There are some undoubted gems in this book." - The European Journal of Public Health "The range of topics is broad,
updated, and appropriate for an introductory text." - American Journal of Epidemiology "This is not the usual introductory book in epidemiology...It reaches students and stimulates thinking, and this second edition does this better than the first." - James C. Torner, PHD (University of Iowa College of Public Health) "The value of this book lies in its ability to enable the reader (whether they be student or teacher) to dip in and out of the text when needed. As such, it will remain a recommended, and read, text on my bookshelf." - Journal of Public Health "Concepts of Epidemiology is one of the more comprehensive and effective texts for teaching introductory epidemiology to graduate students." -
Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada "In contrast to the first edition, the author has expanded the question and answer sections and further simplified the language to accomodate those students whose main language is not English. He has also added introductions to particular fields, including genetic epidemiology and the purpose of reviews (narrative, systematic and meta-analysis)." - Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada
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1: What is epidemiology? The nature and scope of a biological, social, and ecological science and of its variables
2: The epidemiological concept of population
3: Variation in disease by time, place, and person: a framework for analysis
4: Error, bias, confounding and risk modification/interaction in epidemiology
5: Cause and effect: the epidemiological approach
6: Interrelated concepts in the epidemiology of disease: natural history, spectrum, iceberg, population patterns, and screening
7: The concept of risk and fundamental measures of disease frequency: incidence and prevalence
8: Presentation and interpretation of epidemiological data on risk
9: Epidemiological study design and principles of data analysis: an integrated suite of methods
10: Epidemiology in the future: theory, ethics, context, and critical appraisal
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