An overview of epidemiology’s tenets and techniques within the Canadian setting
The only introductory epidemiology textbook based on Canadian research and studies is updated in Epidemiology for Canadian Students, Third Edition, which also includes the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students will gain familiarity with Canadian registries, special-purpose cohorts, provincial health administrations, national statistical agencies, and other sources that support epidemiologic research in Canada through this resource, in addition to learning fundamental principles.
The third version has updated examples referencing recent Canadian and international literature on subjects like COVID-19, included links to Statistics Canada resources, and covered causal diagrams in greater detail.
Subjects covered include:
Fundamental ideas and the importance of epidemiological reasoning for medical professions
Important variables in both analytical and descriptive epidemiology
Epidemiology error sources and methods for quantifying and managing mistake
To make the notion of bias more approachable for students, it is introduced with simple parameter estimations.
Important research designs and their proneness to mistakes
How to assess epidemiological studies using causal judgment and critical assessment
See also: Human Embryology and Developmental Biology, 7th edition . 2023 True PDF
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