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Epidemiology and demography in public health / editor-in-chief Japhet Killewo ; editors, H. Kristian Heggenhougen, Stella R. Quah.

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Epidemiology and demography in public health / editor-in-chief Japhet Killewo ; editors, H. Kristian Heggenhougen, Stella R. Quah.

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Additional Authors
  • Heggenhougen, Kris.
  • Killewo, J. Z. J.
  • Quah, Stella R.
Description
xv, 492 p. : ill., maps; 29 cm.
Summary
"Epidomiology and Demography in Public Health presents practical information for undertaking disease surveillance and outbreak investigation as well as examining at the information needed to manage population dynamics of disease transmission." "Derived from Elsevier's acclaimed International Encyclopedia of public Health, the first section covers the historical perspectives and principles of epidemiology, including concepts of health and disease, disease surveillance and outbreak investigations, and research methods (observational epidemiology and clinical trials). In the second section, topics on the branches of epidemiology and epidemiology of specific communicable and non-communicable diseases that are currently considered common in most parts of the world are discussed. The third section addresses the population science of demography which includes measurements of life expectancy and longevity in specific populations. The fourth section deals with biostatistics and meta analysis and the final section is on ethical issues." "Practical guidance from planning to implementation of surveillance and investigation Explores contributing factors to the dynamics of disease transmission and how to identify population risks" "Includes discussion of ethics in epidemiology and demography, important for matters of privacy vs. public safety" "This book is intended for use by students and teachers in the health sciences, public health professionals, population sciences and those attending short courses as part of continuing medical and public health education and professional development. The book also provides reference materials for those working in the field of health and population sciences."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Demography
  • Epidemiologic Methods
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health
ISBN
  • 0123822009 (alk. paper)
  • 9780123822000 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2010020869
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries