Clinical Epidemiology: The Essentials

Editor/Author Fletcher, Robert and Fletcher, Suzanne W.
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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ISBN: 978-1-45-114447-5
Category: Health & Medicine - Medicine
Image Count: 102
Book Status: Available
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Clinical Epidemiology: The Essentials is a comprehensive, concise, and clinically oriented introduction to the subject of epidemiology. Written by expert educators, this text introduces students to the principles of evidence-based medicine that will help them develop and apply methods of clinical observation in order to form accurate conclusions.

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Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Frequency
  • 3. Abnormality
  • 4. Risk: Basic Principles
  • 5. Risk: Exposure to Disease
  • 6. Risk: From Disease to Exposure
  • 7. Prognosis
  • 8. Diagnosis
  • 9. Treatment
  • 10. Prevention
  • 11. Chance
  • 12. Cause
  • 13. Summarizing the Evidence
  • 14. Knowledge Management
  • APPENDIX A: ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • APPENDIX B: ADDITIONAL READINGS