Denise M. Oleske
Springer US
3e druk, 2014
9781489983435
Epidemiology and the Delivery of Health Care Services
Methods and Applications
Specificaties
Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Springer US |
3e druk, 2014
ISBN13: 9781489983435
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Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
This completely revised and updated edition of an outstanding text addresses the fundamental knowledge of epidemiological methods and statistics that can be applied to evolving systems, programs, technologies, and policies. This edition presents new chapters on causal thinking, ethics, and web resources, analyzes data on multinational increases in poverty and longevity, details the control of transmissible diseases, and explains quality management, and the evaluation of healthcare system performance.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781489983435
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Springer US
Druk:3
Inhoudsopgave
Preface.- Methods. Introduction.- Measurement of Epidemiological Data.- Data Sources with Implications for Health Services Delivery.- Identifying and Interpreting Risk through Epidemiological Methods.- Analytic Approaches: Familiar Ones and New Techniques.- Epidemiologic Research.- Populations and Population Subgroups: Demographic Trends, Risk Factors, and Health.- Applications. Epidemiology and Information Management.- Quality and Safety: The Epidemiological Basis.- Infection Control.- Environment.- Health Promotion/Prevention Services/Risk Reduction.- Screening/Early Detection/Surveillance.- Medical Care Epidemiology.- Epidemiology and Health Care Policy.- Ethics, Epidemiology, and the Delivery of Health Care.- Glossary.- Answers to selected cases.