A History of Epidemiologic Methods and Concepts Alfredo Morabia (Editor)
Publisher: Birkhauser
ISBN: 3764368187
Edition: Paperback; 2005-03-14
Summary:
Methods, just as diseases or scientists, have their own history. It
is important for scientists to be aware of the genesis of the methods
they use and of the context in which they were developed. A History
of Epidemiologic Methods and Concepts is based on a collection of
contributions which appeared in "SPM International Journal of Public
Health", starting in January 2001. The contributions focus on the
historical emergence of current epidemiological methods and their
relative importance at different points in time, rather than on
specific achievements of epidemiology in controlling plagues such as
cholera, tuberculosis, malaria, typhoid fever, or lung cancer. The
papers present the design of prospective and retrospective studies,
and the concepts of bias, confounding, and interaction. The
compilation of articles is complemented by an introduction and
comments by Prof. Alfredo Morabia which puts them in the context of
current epidemiological research.
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