TY - DATA AU - Bonita,R. AU - Beaglehole,R. AU - Kjellström,Tord ED - World Health Organization. TI - Basic epidemiology SN - 9789240681835 U1 - 614.4 22 PY - 2006/// KW - Epidemiology KW - Handbooks and manuals N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; What is epidemiology? -- Measuring health and disease -- Types of studies -- Basic biostatistics : concepts and tools -- Causation in epidemiology -- Epidemiology and prevention : chronic noncommunicable diseases -- Communicable diseases : epidemiology surveillance and response -- Clinical epidemiology -- Environmental and occupational epidemiology -- Epidemiology, health policy and planning -- First steps in practical epidemiology N2 - The second edition of this popular textbook provides an introduction to the principles and methods of epidemiology. Since publication of the first edition in 1993, Basic epidemiology has become a standard reference for education, training and research in the field of public health and has been translated into more than 25 languages. It is used widely, for training public health and environment professionals, undergraduate medical students, and students in other health professions. The second edition provides updated examples of how and why the basics of epidemiology are essential to anyone who UR - https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/43541 ER -