Epidemiology for Canadian Students

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Ebook in PDF format. Available for immediate download after we receive your order

DRM:
Watermark

Publication Year:
2021

ISBN-13: 9781550598971

<p><b>An introduction to the principles and methods of epidemiology in a Canadian context</b></p><p>The third edition of <i>Epidemiology for Canadian Students</i> updates the only introductory epidemiology textbook grounded in Canadian research and studies, and it takes into account the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>Through this resource, students will learn core concepts, while also familiarizing themselves with Canadian registries, special-purpose cohorts, provincial health administrators, national statistical agencies and other sources that inform epidemiologic research in Canada.</p><p>The third edition includes new links to Statistics Canada resources, updated examples with reference to recent Canadian and international literature on topics such as COVID-19, and expanded coverage of causal diagrams.</p><p>Topics include:<ul><li>Basic principles and why epidemiological reasoning matters for health professionals</li><li>Key parameters in descriptive and analytical epidemiology</li><li>Sources of error in epidemiology and ways to quantify and control error</li><li>The concept of bias, which is introduced with basic parameter estimates to make it more accessible to students</li><li>Key study designs and their vulnerability to error</li><li>How to use critical appraisal and causal judgement to evaluate epidemiological studies</li></ul>