Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 2 Measures in Epidemiology and Sources of Data 18
Chapter 3 Communicable Diseases 30
Chapter 4 Survey and Cross-sectional Studies 49
Chapter 5 Cohort Studies 63
Chapter 6 Case-control Studies 80
Chapter 7 Experimental Studies 101
Chapter 8 Association and Causation 113
Chapter 9 Bias and Confounding 123
Chapter 10 Screening and Early Detection 134
Chapter 11 Application of Epidemiology in Clinical Practice 150
Chapter 12 Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology 161
Appendix Reference Answers to Selected Study Questions 171
Index 173