流行病学

Contents

Part One Fundamental Epidemiology

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.What is epidemiology?

2.Brief history of epidemiology

3.An overview of methods of epidemiologic studies

4.Goals of epidemiology

5.Natural history of disease

6.Epidemiology and three levels prevention

7.Epidemiology and clinical medicine

Summary

Study Questions

References

Chapter 2 Measures in Epidemiology and Sources of Data

1.Introduction to measures in epidemiology

2.Measures of disease occurrence

3.Other descriptive population health measures

4.Sources of data

Summary

Study Questions

References

Chapter 3 Communicable Diseases

1.What is a communicable disease?

2.Some key concepts of communicable diseases

3.Approaches to the control of communicable disease

4.Infectious disease process

5.The descriptive epidemiology of communicable disease

6.Public health surveillance

7.Epidemic or outbreak investigation

Summary

Study Questions

References

Chapter 4 Survey and Crosssectional Studies

1.Introduction

2.Steps in designing and conducting a survey

3.Sampling

4.Data gathering approaches

5.Biases in health surveys

6.Advantages and pitfalls associated with crosssectional studies

Summary

Study Questions

References

Chapter 5 Cohort Studies

1.What is a cohort study

2.Design of cohort study

3.Cohort selection

4.Data collection

5.Analysis and result interpretation

6.Sample size consideration for a cohort study

7.Potential biases in cohort studies

8.Advantages and disadvantages of a cohort study

Summary

Study Questions

References

Chapter 6 Casecontrol Studies

1.What is casecontrol study?

2.Design of casecontrol study

3.Data analysis

4.Biases in casecontrol study

5.Sample size consideration

6.Advantage and problems of casecontrol study

7.Nested casecontrol study: brief introduction

8.Comparison of characteristics of casecontrol study and cohort study

Summary

Study Questions

References

Chapter 7 Experimental Studies

1.Introduction

2.Example of clinical trials

3.Study designs for randomized controlled trial

4.Sample size consideration

5.Analysis and result interpretation

6.Advantages and disadvantages of experimental studies and compliance

7.Ethical aspects of experimentation with human subjects

8.Assessing the quality of a trial

Summary

Study Questions

References

Chapter 8 Association and Causation

1.Concept of cause in epidemiology

2.Association and causal association

3.Evaluating causal association

Summary

Study Questions

References

Chapter 9 Bias and Confounding

1.Introduction

2.Overview of bias

3.Impact of bias

4.Confounding

Summary

Study Questions

References

Chapter 10 Screening and Early Detection

1.Introduction to screening and early detection

2.Criteria for establishing a screening program

3.Population screening tools

4.Validity, reliability and error

5.Evaluation of screening programs

Summary

Study Questions

References

Part Two Applications of Epidemiology

Chapter 11 Application of Epidemiology in Clinical Practice

1.Prognosis

2.Clinical decision analysis

3.Evidencebased medicine

References

Chapter 12 Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology

1.Definitions and distinction

2.Study methods

References

Chapter 13 Application of Epidemiology on Public Health Service

1.Public health and public health operations

2.Epidemiological model of the delivery of health care services

3.Epidemiology and the public policy process

4.Translational research and translational epidemiology

References

Chapter 14 Descriptive Epidemiology in Cancer: Measures of the

Cancer Burden

1.Cancer incidence and prevalence

2.Cancer mortality

3.Survival rates

4.Temporal trends

5.Geographic variation of cancer

References

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