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Springer Handbook Of Epidemiology 2005 Edition by Wolfgang Ahrens Iris Pigeot
The Handbook of Epidemiology provides a comprehensive overview of the field and thus bridges the gap between standard textbooks of epidemiology and dispersed publications for specialists that have a narrowed focus on specific areas. It reviews the key issues and methodological approaches pertinent to the field for which the reader pursues an expatiated overview. It thus serves both as a first orientation for the interested reader and as a starting point for an in-depth study of a specific area as well as a quick reference and recapitulatory overview for the expert. The book includes topics that are usually missing in standard textbooks and that are only marginally represented in the specific literature as well as innovative areas e.g. molecular epidemiology ethical aspects practical field work health systems research quality control and good epidemiological practice. Each chapter is written by one or more leading scientists and represents the state-of-the-art knowledge. Table of contents : Preliminary Contents Preface - Wolfgang Ahrens Iris Pigeot.Foreword - John M. Last.Introduction - Wolfgang Ahrens Klaus Krickeberg Iris Pigeot.1. Concepts and Methodological Approaches in Epidemiology 1.1. Basic Concepts - Kenneth J. Rothman Sander Greenland1.2. Risk Measures - Jacques Benichou Mari Palta1.3. Descriptive Studies - Donald M. Parkin Freddie Bray1.4. Use of Routine Data and Disease Registries - Mans Rosen Timo Hakulinen 1.5. Cohort Studies - Anthony B. Miller David C. Goff Jr. Karin Bammann Pascal Wild1.6. Case Control Studies - Norman E. Breslow1.7. Modern Study Designs - Philip H. Kass Ellen B. Gold1.8. Intervention Trials - Silvia Franceschi Martyn Plummer1.9. Confounding and Interaction - Neal Pearce Sander Greenland1.10. Epidemiological Field Work in Population-Based Studies - Arlene Fink1.11. Exposure Assessment - Sylvaine Cordier Patricia Stewart1.12. Design and Planning of Epidemiological Studies - Pascal Wild1.13. Quality Control and Good Epidemiological Practice - Preetha Rajaraman Jonathan M. Samet 2. Statistical Methods in Epidemiology 2.1. Sample Size Determination in Epidemiologic Studies- Janet D. Elashoff Stanley Lemeshow2.2. General Principles of Data Analysis - Heiko Becher2.3. Regression Mehtods for Epidemiologic Analysis - Sander Greenland2.4. Survival Analysis - Peter Sasieni2.5. Measurement Error - Jeffrey S. Buzas Leonard A. Stefanski Tor D. Tosteson2.6. Missing Data - Geert Molenberghs Caroline Beunckens Ivy Jansen Herbert Thijs Geert Verbeke Michael G. Kenward2.7. Meta Analysis - Maria Blettner Peter Schlattmann 2.8. Geographical Epidemiology - John F. Bithell3. Applications in Epidemiology 3.1. Social Epidemiology - Tarani Chandola Michael Marmot3.2. Occupational Epidemiology - Franco Merletti Dario Mirabelli Lorenzo Richiardi 3.3. Environmental Epidemiology - Lothar Kreienbrock3.4. Nutritional Epidemiology - Dorothy Mackerras Barrie M. Margetts3.5. Reproductive Epidemiology - JAA rn Olsen Olga Basso3.6. Molecular Epidemiology - Paolo Vineis Guiseppe Matullo Marianne Berwick3.7. Genetic Epidemiology - Heike Bickeboller3.8. Clinical Epidemiology - Holger J. Schunemann Gordon H. Guyatt 3.9. Pharmacoepidemiology - Edeltraut Garbe Samy Suissa 3.10. Screening - Anthony B. Miller3.11. Prevention and Health Promotion - John W. Farquhar Stephen P. Fortmann4. Research Areas in Epidemiology 4.1. Infectious Diseases - Susanne Straif-Bourgois Raoult Ratard 4.2. Cardiovascular Diseases - Darwin R. Labarthe4.3. Cancer Epidemiology - Paolo Boffetta4.4. Musculoskeletal Disorders - Hilkka Riihimaki4.5. Health Systems Research - Thomas Schafer Christian Gericke Reinhard Busse4.6. Epidemiology in Developing Countries Part A: Klaus Krickeberg Part B: Anita Kar Asit Kumar Chakraborty4.7. Ethical Aspects of Epidemiological Research - Hubert G. Leufkens Johannes J.M. van Delden