Epidemiology: A Very Short Introduction

Rodolfo Saracci

Epidemiology: A Very Short Introduction

Rodolfo Saracci

Abstract

Epidemiology: A Very Short Introduction explains what epidemiology is and its importance to the discovery, control, and prevention of disease in world populations. It looks at health hazards identified by the study of epidemiology — such as the relationship between tobacco smoking and lung cancer and between various aspects of diet, environment, and exercise — and the origin and spread of new epidemics. This VSI dispels some of the myths surrounding the study of epidemiology. It explores the principles behind clinical trials and explains the nature of the basic statistics concerning disease. It also considers the ethical and political issues related to obtaining and using information concerning patients and trials involving placebos.

Keywords: blood pressure, data, disease, epidemiology, ethics, health, heart attack, myocardial infarction, public health, selection, World Health Organization

Bibliographic Information

Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:: Feb 2010

Print ISBN-13:: 9780199543335

Published online:: Sep 2013

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199543335.001.0001

Author

Rodolfo Saracci, author Honorary Director of Research in Epidemiology at the Italian National Research Council at Pisa, Italy

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Epidemiology: A Very Short Introduction

Rodolfo Saracci

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