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Product Identifiers
PublisherJones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
ISBN-100763751618
ISBN-139780763751616
eBay Product ID (ePID)103966856
Product Key Features
Number of Pages717 Pages
Publication NameEpidemiology for Public Health Practice
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPublic Health, Epidemiology
Publication Year2008
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMedical
AuthorRobert H. Friis, Thomas Sellers
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight34.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Edition Number4
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2007-051846
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal614.4
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisFrom authors Friis and Sellers comes the Fourth Edition of this best-selling introduction to epidemiology: Epidemiology for Public Health Practice. In clear and accessible language, this comprehensive text will introduce your students to the most important and timely issues in epidemiology today. New to this edition: Information on new disease outbreaks: *E. coli in spinach *Avian influenza *XDR TB * Expanded coverage of the history of epidemiology * New coverage of the natural history of disease * Updated coverage of morbidity and mortality data throughout the text * Method for rate adjustment updated to the 2000 standard population * New information on health disparities, including the * Hispanic mortality paradox * Updated information on data sources including notifiable diseases * Additional statistical measures provided, e.g., measures of life expectancy * New coverage of models of causality * New chapter on professional issues in epidemiology * Exciting new figures, tables, and exhibits provided throughout * Additional exercises and study questions