TY - BOOK AU - Celentano,David D. AU - Szklo,M. AU - Gordis,Leon TI - Gordis epidemiology SN - 9780323877756 AV - RA648.5 .C45 2025 PY - 2025///] CY - Philadelphia, PA PB - Elsevier KW - Epidemiology KW - Epidemiologic Methods KW - Textbooks KW - fast KW - lcgft KW - Manuels d'enseignement supérieur KW - rvmgf N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -