The epidemiological approach - Softcover

Wald, Nicholas J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1872263992 ISBN 13: 9781872263991

Publisher: Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, 1991

Synopsis

Highly Commended in the Public Health category, BMA Medical Book Competition 2004

This book is intended as an introduction to epidemiology for medical students, as well as a refresher textbook for doctors and other healthcare professionals at any stage of their careers. This brief simple text offers an insight into Epidemiology and an awareness of its scope and utility, and serves as a useful introduction to the subject.

In its previous three editions, the book has proved popular with students at Bart's and the Royal London Hospitals in London, UK. Now published for the first time by RSM Press, this fourth edition is available to all students in the UK and overseas. It contains a new section on cancer screening, provides updated information on AIDS in the UK, and revises some of the text on observational studies. Special reference is made to the expected epidemic of mesothelioma, showing how epidemiology can predict future disease trends. The glossary has also been revised.

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Review

This book serves as a concise introduction to epidemiology for medical students, as well as a refresher text for health care professionals.
CAB International 2004

With its focus on the basics, its perfect balance of information and its readability The Epidemiological Approach is a book that no medical student should be without.
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, October 2004

Edition details

• Publisher: Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1872263992
• ISBN 13: 9781872263991
• Binding: Paperback