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Therearemanygoodepidemiologytextbooksonthemarket,butmostoftheseare
addressedtostudentsofpublichealthorpeoplewhodoclinicalresearchwithe-
demiologicmethods.
Thereisaneedforashortintroductiononhowepidemiologic
methodsareusedinpublichealth,geneticandclinicalepidemiology,becausehealth
professionalsneedtoknowbasicepidemiologicmethodscoveringetiologicaswell
asprognosticfactorsofdiseases.
Theyneedtoknowmoreaboutmethodologythan
introductorytextsonpublichealthhavetooffer.
Insomehealthfaculties,epidemiologyisnotevenpartoftheteachingcurri-
lum. Webelievethistobeaseriousmistake.
Medicalstudentsarestudentsofall aspectsofdiseasesandhealth.
Withoutknowingsomethingaboutepidemiologythe
cliniciansandotherhealthprofessionalscannotreadagrowingpartofthesci-
ti
cliteratureinanyreasonablycriticalwayandcannotnavigateintheworldof
"evidence-basedmedicineandevidence-basedprevention.
"Withoutskillsine-
demiologicmethodologytheyareinthehandsofexpertsthatmaynotonlyhavean
interestinhealth. Some health professionals may believe that only
common sense is needed to
conductepidemiologicalstudies,butthescienti
cliteratureandthepublicdebate
onhealthissuesindicatethatcommonsenseisofteninshortsupplyandmaynot
thrivewithoutsomeformaltraining. Epidemiologic methods play a key
role in identifying environmental, social, and genetic determinants
of diseases. Clinical epidemiology addresses the tr-
sitionfromdiseasetohealthortowardmortalityorsocialormedicalhandicaps.
Publichealthepidemiologyaddressesthetransitionfrombeinghealthytobeingnot
healthy.
Descriptiveepidemiologyprovidesthediseasepatternthatisneededtolook
athealthinabroadperspectiveandtosettheprioritiesright.
Epidemiologyisabasic
scienceofmedicinewhichaddresseskeyquestionssuchas"Whobecomesill?"and
"Whatareimportantprognosticfactors?"Answerstosuchquestionsprovidethe
basisforbetterpreventionandtreatmentofdiseases. Many people
contributed to the writing of this book: medical students in
Denmark,studentsofepidemiologyattheIEAEEPEsummercourseinFlorence,
Italy,andstudentsofpublichealthinLosAngeles.
Withouttechnicalassistance v vi Preface
fromGitteNielsen,JenadeShelley,NinaHoheandPamMasangkaythebookwould
neverhavematerialized. LosAngeles,California JornOlsen
Odense,Denmark KaareChristensen IowaCity,Iowa JeffMurray
Stockholm,Sweden AndersEkbom Contents Part I Descriptive
Epidemiology 1 Measures of Disease Occurrence ...3
IncidenceandPrevalence ...4 Incidence...6
RatesandDynamicPopulations ...7 CalculatingObservationTime...9
Prevalence,Incidence,Duration ...10 MortalityandLifeExpectancy
...11 LifeExpectancy ...12 References...13 2 Estimates of
Associations ...15 3 Age Standardization...19 4 Causes of Diseases
...23 References...28 5 Descriptive Epidemiology in Public
Health...29 GraphicalModelsofCausalLinks ...33 References...35 6
Descriptive Epidemiology in Genetic Epidemiology...37
OccurrenceDatainGeneticEpidemiology ...37
ClusteringofTraitsandDiseasesinFamilies ...38
TheOccurrenceofGeneticDiseases ...40 References...41 7 Descriptive
Epidemiology in Clinical Epidemiology...43
SuddenInfantDeathSyndrome(SIDS)...44
CytologicalScreeningforCervixCancer ...45
ChangesinTreatmentofJuvenileDiabetes ...46 References...47 vii viii
Contents Part II Analytical Epidemiology 8 Design Options...51
CommonDesignsUsedtoEstimateAssociations...51 EcologicalStudy ...52
Case-ControlStudy...54 CohortStudy ...5 5 ExperimentalStudy ...56
Reference ...57 9 Follow-Up Studies ...59
TheNon-experimentalFollow-Up(Cohort)Study ...59
StudyingRiskasaFunctionofBMI ...60 LongitudinalExposureData...62
DifferentTypesofCohortorFollow-UpStudies...63 10 Case-Control
Studies...67 Case-CohortSampling ...69
DensitySamplingofControls...69 Case-Non-caseStudy...71
PatientControls ...72 SecondaryIdenti cationoftheSourcePopulation
...74 Case-ControlStudiesUsingPrevalentCases...74
WhentoDoaCase-ControlStudy? ...77 References...78 11 The
Cross-Sectional Study...79 12 The Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
...81 Reference ...
Therearemanygoodepidemiologytextbooksonthemarket,butmostoftheseare
addressedtostudentsofpublichealthorpeoplewhodoclinicalresearchwithe-
demiologicmethods.
Thereisaneedforashortintroductiononhowepidemiologic
methodsareusedinpublichealth,geneticandclinicalepidemiology,becausehealth
professionalsneedtoknowbasicepidemiologicmethodscoveringetiologicaswell
asprognosticfactorsofdiseases.
Theyneedtoknowmoreaboutmethodologythan
introductorytextsonpublichealthhavetooffer.
Insomehealthfaculties,epidemiologyisnotevenpartoftheteachingcurri-
lum. Webelievethistobeaseriousmistake.
Medicalstudentsarestudentsofall aspectsofdiseasesandhealth.
Withoutknowingsomethingaboutepidemiologythe
cliniciansandotherhealthprofessionalscannotreadagrowingpartofthesci-
ti
cliteratureinanyreasonablycriticalwayandcannotnavigateintheworldof
"evidence-basedmedicineandevidence-basedprevention.
"Withoutskillsine-
demiologicmethodologytheyareinthehandsofexpertsthatmaynotonlyhavean
interestinhealth. Some health professionals may believe that only
common sense is needed to
conductepidemiologicalstudies,butthescienti
cliteratureandthepublicdebate
onhealthissuesindicatethatcommonsenseisofteninshortsupplyandmaynot
thrivewithoutsomeformaltraining. Epidemiologic methods play a key
role in identifying environmental, social, and genetic determinants
of diseases. Clinical epidemiology addresses the tr-
sitionfromdiseasetohealthortowardmortalityorsocialormedicalhandicaps.
Publichealthepidemiologyaddressesthetransitionfrombeinghealthytobeingnot
healthy.
Descriptiveepidemiologyprovidesthediseasepatternthatisneededtolook
athealthinabroadperspectiveandtosettheprioritiesright.
Epidemiologyisabasic
scienceofmedicinewhichaddresseskeyquestionssuchas"Whobecomesill?"and
"Whatareimportantprognosticfactors?"Answerstosuchquestionsprovidethe
basisforbetterpreventionandtreatmentofdiseases. Many people
contributed to the writing of this book: medical students in
Denmark,studentsofepidemiologyattheIEAEEPEsummercourseinFlorence,
Italy,andstudentsofpublichealthinLosAngeles.
Withouttechnicalassistance v vi Preface
fromGitteNielsen,JenadeShelley,NinaHoheandPamMasangkaythebookwould
neverhavematerialized. LosAngeles,California JornOlsen
Odense,Denmark KaareChristensen IowaCity,Iowa JeffMurray
Stockholm,Sweden AndersEkbom Contents Part I Descriptive
Epidemiology 1 Measures of Disease Occurrence ...3
IncidenceandPrevalence ...4 Incidence...6
RatesandDynamicPopulations ...7 CalculatingObservationTime...9
Prevalence,Incidence,Duration ...10 MortalityandLifeExpectancy
...11 LifeExpectancy ...12 References...13 2 Estimates of
Associations ...15 3 Age Standardization...19 4 Causes of Diseases
...23 References...28 5 Descriptive Epidemiology in Public
Health...29 GraphicalModelsofCausalLinks ...33 References...35 6
Descriptive Epidemiology in Genetic Epidemiology...37
OccurrenceDatainGeneticEpidemiology ...37
ClusteringofTraitsandDiseasesinFamilies ...38
TheOccurrenceofGeneticDiseases ...40 References...41 7 Descriptive
Epidemiology in Clinical Epidemiology...43
SuddenInfantDeathSyndrome(SIDS)...44
CytologicalScreeningforCervixCancer ...45
ChangesinTreatmentofJuvenileDiabetes ...46 References...47 vii viii
Contents Part II Analytical Epidemiology 8 Design Options...51
CommonDesignsUsedtoEstimateAssociations...51 EcologicalStudy ...52
Case-ControlStudy...54 CohortStudy ...5 5 ExperimentalStudy ...56
Reference ...57 9 Follow-Up Studies ...59
TheNon-experimentalFollow-Up(Cohort)Study ...59
StudyingRiskasaFunctionofBMI ...60 LongitudinalExposureData...62
DifferentTypesofCohortorFollow-UpStudies...63 10 Case-Control
Studies...67 Case-CohortSampling ...69
DensitySamplingofControls...69 Case-Non-caseStudy...71
PatientControls ...72 SecondaryIdenti cationoftheSourcePopulation
...74 Case-ControlStudiesUsingPrevalentCases...74
WhentoDoaCase-ControlStudy? ...77 References...78 11 The
Cross-Sectional Study...79 12 The Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
...81 Reference ...
Examines the economic impact of aid, but not in the sense that it
questions the relevance of this objective, or tries to measure
whether aid works or not. The focus of this book is on the
evaluation process itself. Can aid evaluation be improved in order
to increase the effectiveness of aid?
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