Basic epidemiology /
R. Bonita, R. Beaglehole, T. Kjellström.
- 2nd ed.
- Geneva : World Health Organization, c2006.
- xi, 213 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is epidemiology? -- Measuring health and disease -- Types of studies -- Basic biostatistics : concepts and tools -- Causation in epidemiology -- Epidemiology and prevention : chronic noncommunicable diseases -- Communicable diseases : epidemiology surveillance and response -- Clinical epidemiology -- Environmental and occupational epidemiology -- Epidemiology, health policy and planning -- First steps in practical epidemiology.