EPIDEMIOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION

This new introductory text offers a simple and coherent account of current thinking on epidemiologic study design, data analysis and interpretation. The book begins with an introduction to causal thinking and causal inference, leading into measures of disease occurence and measures of effect. With this foundation, the reader learns how design, analyze and interpret epidemiologic research studies, and how to deal successfully with confounding, the role of chance, and the exploration of interactions.