Epidemiology - Rodolfo Saracci

Epidemiology

A Very Short Introduction

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Buch | Softcover
160 Seiten
2010
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-954333-5 (ISBN)
11,20 inkl. MwSt
Epidemiology is the study of the changing patterns of disease. It is a vital field, central to the health of society, to the identification of causes of disease, and to their management and prevention. This Very Short Introduction dispels some of the myths relating to clinical trials, vaccination campaigns, and statistics concerning disease.
What is epidemiology? What are the causes of a new disease? How can pandemics be prevented?

Epidemiology is the study of the changing patterns of disease and its main aim is to improve the health of populations. It's a vital field, central to the health of society, to the identification of causes of disease, and to their management and prevention.

Epidemiology has had an impact on many areas of medicine; from discovering the relationship between tobacco smoking and lung cancer, to the origin and spread of new epidemics. However, it is often poorly understood, largely due to misrepresentations in the media.

In this Very Short Introduction Rodolfo Saracci dispels some of the myths surrounding the study of epidemiology. He provides a general explanation of the principles behind clinical trials, and explains the nature of basic statistics concerning disease. He also looks at the ethical and political issues related to obtaining and using information concerning patients, and trials involving placebos.

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Rodolfo Saracci is Honorary Director of research in epidemiology with the Italian National Research Council and Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Arhus, Denmark. He holds postgraduate diplomas in internal medicine and medical statistics. He has worked at the World Health Organisation (WHO) for nearly thirty years and has published over 180 peer-reviewed papers.

1. What is epidemiology? ; 2. Measuring health and disease ; 3. Searching for the causes of diseases ; 4. Establishing the causes of a disease ; 5. Testing how to control a disease ; 6. Following-up people's health ; 7. Enquiring back into people's lives ; 8. Mapping health and disease ; 9. From epidemiology to medicine, prevention, and public health ; 10. Epidemiology between ethics and politics

Reihe/Serie A Very Short Introduction
Zusatzinfo 15 black and white halftones
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 112 x 174 mm
Gewicht 147 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Humanbiologie
ISBN-10 0-19-954333-X / 019954333X
ISBN-13 978-0-19-954333-5 / 9780199543335
Zustand Neuware
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