Epidemiology, Biostatistics, And Preventive Medicine - Softcover

Jekel, James-F

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0721690793 ISBN 13: 9780721690797

Verlag: Saunders, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

The Epidemiology section examines epidemiology as the basic science of preventive medicine and public health-with information on human ecology, infectious disease epidemiology, disease outbreak investigation, chronic disease epidemiology, clinical epidemiology, methods for evaluating clinical tests, and methods for improving clinical decisions. The Biostatistics section covers the major biostatistical concepts and methods used in medical research. It also addresses special topics such as random allocation, sample size determination, use of life table methods, elementary applied probability analysis, decision analysis, and the use of nonparametric tests for ordinal data. The Preventive Medicine and Public Health section examines the options available to physicians and communities for promoting health and preventing disease. After it discusses the rotes of local, state, and federal governments in promoting health, it outlines the US health promotion and disease prevention goals for the year 2010. It concludes with a look at the current strengths and weaknesses of the US medical tare system and a cost analysis of the economics of prevention.

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Reseña del editor

This is the only textbook for medical students and public health school students that combines the disciplines of epidemiology, biostatistics, preventive medicine, and public health in one convenient book. Written by renowned experts in the field, this text presents the information you need with a clinical slant using real-life medical examples throughout. Combining all four disciplines in one book creates an integrated approach that shows the interrelationships among these fields and stresses their clinical relevance. In addition to medical and public health school students, this text serves as a source of information for health care professionals who wish to study these topics on their own or to review for medical board examinations. A comprehensive examination including 350 USMLE-style questions with detailed answers and explanations is provided.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Saunders
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0721690793
• ISBN 13: 9780721690797
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 417
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: LSWR Group; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; Italien