Celentano, David D. creator author. Szklo, M. (Moyses) author. text bibliography Textbooks. Textbooks. Manuels d'enseignement supérieur. pau 2019 2025 Seventh edition. monographic eng

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xi, 432 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm. 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. 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. 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. Includes bibliographical references and index. Epidemiology Epidemiologic Methods RA648.5 .C45 2025 Gordis, Leon, 1934-2015 9780323877756 180626 20241212144919.0 20557688