03925cam a22003977i 4500 20557688 OSt 20241212144919.0 180626t20192025pauac b 001 0 eng c 9780323877756 ost pcc RA648.5 .C45 2025 Celentano, David D., author. Gordis epidemiology / David D. Celentano, ScD, MHS, Dr. Charles Armstrong Chair and Professor Department of Epidemiology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, Moyses Szklo, MD. MPH, DrPH, University Distinguished Professor Department of Epidemiology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland. Epidemiology Seventh edition. Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2025] 2025 xi, 432 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The dynamics of disease transmission -- The occurrence of disease: I. Disease surveillance and measures of morbidity -- The occurrence of disease:II. Morality and other measures of disease impact -- Assessing the validity and reliability of diagnostic and screening tests -- The natural history of disease: ways of expressing prognosis -- Observational studies -- Cohort studies -- Comparing cohort and case-control studies -- Assessing preventive and therapeutic measures: randomized trials -- Randomized trials: some further issues -- Estimating risk: is there an association? -- More on risk: estimating the potential for prevention -- From association to causation: deriving inferences from epidemiologic studies -- More on causal inference: bias, confounding, and interaction -- Identifying the roles of genetic and environmental factors in disease causation -- Using epidemiology to evaluate health services -- Epidemiologic approach to evaluating screening programs -- Epidemiology and public policy -- Ethical and professional issues in epidemiology. SECTION I. The Epidemiologic Approach to Disease and Intervention -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Dynamics of Disease Transmission -- 3. The Occurrence of Disease: I. Disease Surveillance and Measures of Morbidity -- 4. The Occurrence of Disease: II. Mortality and Other Measures of Disease Impact -- 5. Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Diagnostic and Screening Tests -- 6. The Natural History of Disease: Ways of Expressing Prognosis -- SECTION II. Using Epidemiology to Identify the Cause of Disease -- 7. Observational Studies -- 8. Cohort Studies -- 9. Comparing Cohort and Case-Control Studies -- 10. Assessing Preventive and Therapeutic Interventions: Randomized Trials -- 11. Randomized Trials: Some Further Issues -- 12. Estimating Risk: Is There an Association? -- 13. More on Risk: Estimating the Potential for Prevention -- 14. From Association to Causation: Deriving Inferences From Epidemiologic Studies -- 15. More on Causal Inference: Bias, Confounding, and Interaction -- 16. Identifying the Roles of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Disease Causation -- SECTION III. Applying Epidemiology to Evaluation and Policy -- 17. Using Epidemiology to Evaluate Health Services -- 18. Epidemiologic Approach to Evaluating Screening Programs -- 19. Epidemiology and Public Policy -- 20. Ethical and Professional Issues in Epidemiology -- Answers -- Index. Epidemiology. Epidemiologic Methods. Textbooks. fast (OCoLC)fst01423863 Textbooks. lcgft Manuels d'enseignement supérieur. rvmgf Szklo, M. (Moyses), author. Gordis, Leon, 1934-2015. Epidemiology. Preceded by (work): lcc 29 303271 303271 0 0 lcc 0 0 12 12 20 2024-12-12 35 = University Books Inc. 72.00 0 RA648.5 .C45 2025 50000003298238 2024-12-12 00:00:00 c. 1 72.00 2024-12-12 6