{"product_id":"epidemiology-matters-a-new-introduction-to-methodological-foundations-paperback","title":"Epidemiology Matters: A New Introduction to Methodological Foundations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatherine M. Keyes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSandro Galea\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEpidemiology Matters\u003c\/em\u003e offers a new approach to understanding and identifying the causes of disease -- and with it, how to prevent disease and improve human health. Utilizing visual explanations and examples, this text provides an accessible, step-by-step introduction to the fundamentals of epidemiologic study, from design to analysis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross fourteen chapters, \u003cem\u003eEpidemiology Matters\u003c\/em\u003e teaches the individual competencies that underlie the conduct of an epidemiologic study: identifying populations; measuring exposures and health indicators; taking a sample; estimating associations between exposures and health indicators; assessing evidence for causes working together; assessing internal and external validity of results. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its consequentialist approach -- designing epidemiologic studies that aim to inform our understanding, and therefore improve public health -- \u003cem\u003eEpidemiology Matters\u003c\/em\u003e is an introductory text for the next generation of students in medicine and public health.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatherine M. Keyes, PhD, \u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Columbia University. Her research focuses on life course epidemiology with particular attention to psychiatric disorders, including cross-generational cohort effects on substance use, mental health, and chronic disease. She has particular expertise in the development and application of novel epidemiological methods, and in the development of epidemiological theory to measure and elucidate the drivers of population health. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSandro Galea, MD, DrPH, \u003c\/strong\u003e is Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Columbia University. His work focuses on the social production of health of urban populations, innovative cells-to-society approaches to population health, and advancing a consequentialist approach to epidemiology in the service of population health. He is a past president of the Society for Epidemiologic Research and an elected member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753974694176,"sku":"9780199331246","price":150.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fab278fe3e66b3a7025e00d2e346de57.webp?v=1780030671","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/epidemiology-matters-a-new-introduction-to-methodological-foundations-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}