A Dictionary of Epidemiology - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195314506 ISBN 13: 9780195314502

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2008

Synopsis

The new, completely revised, and updated edition of this classic text --sponsored by the International Epidemiological Association (IEA) and previously edited by John Last-- remains the definitive dictionary in epidemiology worldwide. In fact, with contributions from over 220 epidemiologists and other users of epidemiology from around the globe, it is more than a dictionary: it includes explanations and comments on both core epidemiologic terms and on other scientific terms relevant to all professionals in clinical medicine and public health, as well as to professionals in the other health, life, and social sciences. Anyone seeking clarity on epidemiologic and methodological definitions important to human health will find it here. On the eve of a field trip to a foreign land, a health scientist remarked that if he had to limit his professional library to one volume on epidemiology, this would be the book he would choose.

About this title

About the Author:

Miquel Porta, Professor of Preventive Medicine & Public Health, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona; Senior scientist, Institut Municipal d'Investigacio Medica (IMIM), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; and Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Review:

Like its prior editions, this is the gold standard for the filed and has the endorsement of the International Epidemiological Association...It is worth replacing the prior edition on the shelf with this one. James C Torner, Doody's Notes

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0195314506
• ISBN 13: 9780195314502
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Porta Miquel