Greenberg, Raymond <br/><br/>
Medical epidemiology / 
Raymond S. Greenberg, Stephen R. Daniels, W. Dana Flanders, John William Eley and John R. Boring, III 
 - International edition. | Third edition. 
 - New York :  McGraw Hill Education,  c2001 
 - xiii, 215 pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction to epidemiology -- Epidemiologic measures -- Patterns of occurrence -- Medical surveillance -- Disease outbreaks -- Diagnostic testing -- Clinical trials -- Cohort studies -- Case-control studies -- Variability and bias -- Epidemiologic studies of genetics -- Clinical decision-making -- Interpretation of epidemiologic literature -- Appendix A: answers to study questions -- Appendix B: estimation of sample size requirements for randomized controlled clinical trials -- Appendix C: method for determining the confidence interval around the risk ratio -- Appendix D. 
<br/><br/> Showcases the hows, whys, and whats of epidemiology in research and practice. This book includes tables, charts, and illustrations; patient profiles in each chapter; multiple-choice questions just like the boards; and, material on evidence-based medicine, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, and Internet sources. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>71182217 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>EPIDEMIOLOGY
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA 648.5 .G74 2001