Systematic reviews and meta-analysis
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn to: define a systematic review, and explain why it provides more reliable evidence than a traditional narrative review; succinctly describe the steps…
Public health
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: to define public health and distinguish between public health and individual health care; to identify how public health is measured or diagnosed;…
Effectiveness
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: why randomised controlled trials provide the best evidence of effectiveness of treatment; the possible sources of bias in a randomised controlled trial;…
Health improvement
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn to: define health improvement, the determinants of health and the ethics of prevention; explain high-risk and population approaches to prevention; outline the…
Health economics
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: to explain basic concepts of economics and how they relate to health; to distinguish the main types of economic evaluation; to understand…
Infectious disease epidemiology and surveillance
2South West Health Protection Agency Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: key concepts and terminology in infectious disease epidemiology; principles of and methods for infectious disease surveillance and…
Epidemiological concepts
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: how to distinguish between validity and reliability; how results may be misleading due to bias and the difference between selection, measurement, differential…
Evaluating public health and complex interventions
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: to understand the varied methods used to evaluate public health or complex interventions; to describe the features of a cluster randomised controlled…
