Methods in Field Epidemiology
MacDonald, Pia D. M.
ISBN 10: 0763784591 ISBN 13: 9780763784591
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This unique guidebook covers all aspects of practical field epidemiologic investigation. It explains the requirements, defines terms, and illustrates many examples of how to undertake the tasks of the public health epidemiologist during a field investigation. Unlike other texts of its kind, it breaks down each function of field epidemiology to its constituent parts and thoroughly answers questions related to them.Topics include: public health surveillance qualifying a potential outbreak assembling and equipping a team hypothesis generation and descriptive epidemiology epidemiological studies hypothesis-testing interviews data analysis writing a report public health laboratory's role in field environmental health components investigating non-infectious health events forensic epidemiology investigations GIS and special considerations.The text is accompanied by a complete package of instructor resources including Sample Syllabus, Instructor's Manual, TestBank, and PowerPoint slides.
About the Author: Director North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Title: Methods in Field Epidemiology
Publisher: Unknown
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: paperback
Condition: Fair