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Epidemiology in Health Care

Buch | Softcover
448 Seiten
1998 | 3rd edition
Prentice Hall (Verlag)
978-0-8385-2227-1 (ISBN)
129,95 inkl. MwSt
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Provides an introduction to the concepts and methods of epidemiology and to the issues in the application of epidemiology to practice. This book is designed to help students evaluate the validity of epidemiological studies. It also provides data on major causes of morbidity and mortality through the life cycle.
Designed to help the reader evaluate the validity of epidemiological studies, this book uses a survey approach to describe the different methods of study, patterns on the life cycle, and the applications of epidemiology. KEY TOPICS: Topics covered include epidemiologic methods, epidemiology and control of infectious diseases, etiology and natural history, disease control and surveillance, clinical decision making, and health planning and evaluation. MARKET: Graduate nursing students, nurse practitioners, physician assistants.

I. INTRODUCTION AND METHODS.

 1. Epidemiology: What Is It About?
 2. Some Useful Concepts in Epidemiology.
 3. Rates: A Basic Epidemiological Tool.
 4. Epidemiological Methods.
 5. Epidemiological Transitions in Disease Patterns Over Time.
 6. Epidemiology and Control of Diseases of Infectious Origin.
 7. Epidemiology and Control of Diseases of Noninfectious Etiology.
II. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND THE LIFE CYCLE.

 8. Patterns of Morbidity and Mortality During Pregnancy and Infancy.
 9. Patterns of Morbidity and Mortality in Childhood and Adolescence.
10. Patterns of Morbidity and Mortality in Young and Middle Adulthood.
11. Patterns of Morbidity and Mortality Over Age 65.
III. APPLICATIONS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY.

12. Etiology and Natural History.
13. Disease Control and Surveillance.
14. Screening.
15. Clinical Decision Making.
16. Health Planning Evaluation.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 2.10.1998
Verlagsort Upper Saddle River
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 230 mm
Gewicht 572 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Pflege
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
ISBN-10 0-8385-2227-0 / 0838522270
ISBN-13 978-0-8385-2227-1 / 9780838522271
Zustand Neuware
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