Epidemiology: Principles and Practical Guidelines

Part I. Introduction

1. Definition and Scope of Epidemiology
Jan Broeck, Jonathan R. Brestoff, Matthew Baum

2. Basic Concepts in Epidemiology
Lars Thore Fadnes, Victoria Nankabirwa, Jonathan R. Brestoff, Jan Broeck

3. Roots and Future of Epidemiology
Jan Broeck, Jonathan R. Brestoff

Part II. Study Design

4. General Study Objectives
Jan Broeck, Meera Chhagan

5. The Specific Aims
Jan Broeck, Jonathan R. Brestoff, Meera Chhagan

6. General Study Designs
Jan Broeck, Jonathan R. Brestoff, Meera Chhagan

7. Study Size Planning
Jonathan R. Brestoff, Jan Broeck

8. Funding and Stakeholder Involvement
Jan Broeck, Jonathan R. Brestoff

9. The Recruitment, Sampling, and Enrollment Plan
Jan Broeck, Ingvild Fossgard Sandøy, Jonathan R. Brestoff

10. The Measurement Plan
Jan Broeck, Jonathan R. Brestoff, Ari Friedman, Nora Becker, Michael C. Hoaglin, Bjarne Robberstad

11. The Quality Assurance and Control Plan
Jan Broeck, Jonathan R. Brestoff

12. The Data Management Plan
Meera Chhagan, Shuaib Kauchali, Jan Broeck

13. The Analysis Plan
Jan Broeck, Jonathan R. Brestoff

14. Ethics Support
Emma A. Meagher, Tracy S. Ziolek, Jan Broeck

Part III. Study Conduct

15. Training and Study Preparations
Jan Broeck, Shuaib Kauchali, Jonathan R. Brestoff, Meera Chhagan

16. Managing the Informed Consent Process
Douladel Willie, Jan Broeck, Jonathan R. Brestoff, Ingvild Fossgard Sandøy

17. Accrual, Retention, and Adherence
Jan Broeck, Thorkild Tylleskär

18. Questionnaires
Jan Broeck, Meera Chhagan, Shuaib Kauchali

19. Maintaining Data Integrity
Jan Broeck, Jonathan R. Brestoff, Meera Chhagan

20. Data Cleaning
Jan Broeck, Lars Thore Fadnes

21. Good Clinical Practice
Jan Broeck, Vundli Ramokolo, Jutta Dierkes

Part IV. Study Analysis

22. Statistical Estimation
Jan Broeck, Jonathan R. Brestoff, Catherine Kaulfuss

23. Statistical Testing
Jan Broeck, Jonathan R. Brestoff

24. Statistical Modeling
Jan Broeck, Lars Thore Fadnes, Bjarne Robberstad, Bandit Thinkhamrop

25. Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis
Jonathan R. Brestoff, Jan Broeck

26. The Ethics of Study Analysis
Jan Broeck, Jonathan R. Brestoff

Part V. Study Reporting

27. Interpretation of Findings
Jan Broeck, Jonathan R. Brestoff, Ingunn Engebretsen

28. Scientific Writing
Cora Grant, Jan Broeck

29. Reporting Data Quality
Jonathan R. Brestoff, Jan Broeck

30. Dissemination to Stakeholders
Jonathan R. Brestoff, Jan Broeck, Michael C. Hoaglin, Nora Becker

31. The Ethics of Study Reporting
Eimear Keane, Jan Broeck, Jonathan R. Brestoff

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences, Medicine/Public Health, general, Public Health, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics