Fundamentals of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

by Ray M. Merrill(Author) This book will familiarize students with basic principles of epidemiology and biostatistics. Designed for use in a single course, it will clarify the distinction and complementary roles of epidemiology and biostatistics in a range of settings, and train students on the complementary roles epidemiology and biostatistics play in carrying out selected activities in the health professions. After completing this book, the student should be able to:• Describe epidemiological methods and study designs • Select appropriate methodologies for epidemiological investigation • Use the epidemiological process to address health care problems • Evaluate environmental epidemiology and population surveillance • Describe epidemiological measures of health • Distinguish the roles and relationships between epidemiology and statistics • Combine appropriate epidemiological concepts and statistical measures • Calculate probabilities and conditional probabilities of health-related events Product Details Item Weight:1.56 pounds Paperback:424 pages ISBN-10:1449667538 ISBN-13:978-1449667535 ISBN-13:9781449667535 eText ISBN: 9781284069082 Dimensions:6.01 x 1 x 9 inches Publisher:Jones & Bartlett Learning; Illustrated edition (May 21, 2012) Language::English