Epidemiology : beyond the basics /
Moyses Szklo, F. Javier Nieto.
- 2nd ed.
- Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2007.
- xiii, 489 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic study designs in analytical epidemiology -- Measuring disease occurence -- Measuring associations between exposures and outcomes -- Understanding lack of validity: bias -- Identifying noncausal associations: confounding -- Defining and assessing heterogeneity of effects: interaction -- Stratification and adjustment: multivariate analysis in epidemiology -- Quality assurance and control -- Communicating results of epidemiologic studies -- Epidemiologic issues in the interface with public health policy.