Somerville, Margaret
Public Health and Epidemiology at a Glance
This brand new title in the market-leading at a Glance series provides a highly-illustrated, visual introduction to the key concepts of population-level disease prevention. Accessible, double-page spreads help you understand and appreciate the determinants of health which impact on healthcare services and their effectiveness.
Public Health and Epidemiology at a Glance features high-yield information on all the topics covered at medical school, including:
- Measurement of population health
- Epidemiological concepts of cause and association, surveillance, and risk
- Use of epidemiology in clinical decision-making
- Epidemiology of major health problems such as cardiovascular disease and cancer
- Health promotion
- Basics of health economics
- Basics of health policy, needs assessment, and evaluation
Also featuring self-assessment questions to help test learning, this new title will provide an invaluable resource for medical and healthcare students, junior doctors, and those preparing for a career in public health.
Nyckelord: Medical Statistics & Epidemiology
- Författare
- Somerville, Margaret
- Kumaran, K.
- Anderson, Rob
- Utgivare
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Utgivningsår
- 2012
- Språk
- en
- Utgåva
- 1
- Serie
- At a Glance
- Sidantal
- 128 sidor
- Kategori
- Hälsa, skönhet, mode
- Format
- E-bok
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118308646
- Tryckt ISBN
- 9780470654453