Aschengrau & Seage's essentials of epidemiology in public health / Ann Aschengrau.

Author/creator Aschengrau, Ann author.
Other author Seage, George R., III, author.
Format Electronic
EditionFifth edition.
PublicationBurlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2026]
Copyright Date©2026
Description1 online resource (xxiv, 423 pages) : color illustrations
Supplemental ContentDirect link to eBook
Subjects

Uniform titleEssentials of epidemiology in public health
Variant title Aschengrau and Seage's essentials of epidemiology in public health
Physical mediumillustration
Contents The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology -- Measures of Disease Frequency -- Comparing Disease Frequencies -- Sources of Public Health Data -- Descriptive Epidemiology -- Overview of Epidemiological Study Designs -- Experimental Studies -- Cohort Studies -- Case-Control Studies -- Bias -- Confounding -- Random Error -- Effect Measure Modification -- Critical Review of Epidemiological Studies -- The Epidemiological Approach to Causation -- Screening in Public Health Practice -- Ethics in Research Involving Human Participants.
Abstract "Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health provides students with a basic understanding of the principles and applications of epidemiology, explaining difficult topics such as bias, confounding, random error, and the role of statistics in epidemiology, and placing a major emphasis on study design"-- Provided by publisher.
General notePreceded by Essentials of epidemiology in public health / Ann Aschengrau, George R. Seage III. Fourth edition. 2020.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from digital title page (EBSCOhost platform, viewed February 2, 2026).
Issued in other formPrint version: Aschengrau, Ann. Essentials of epidemiology in public health. Aschengrau & Seage's essentials of epidemiology in public health. Fifth edition. Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2026] 9781284286663
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