27 Disaster Epidemiology and Surveillance Linda Degutis Chapter Outline I. OVERVIEW A. Burden of Disaster II. DEFINITIONS AND OBJECTIVES A. Descriptive Epidemiology B. Analytic Epidemiology C. Evaluative Epidemiology III. PURPOSE OF DISASTER EPIDEMIOLOGY A. Forensic Epidemiology IV. DISASTER SURVEILLANCE …
5 Common Research Designs and Issues in Epidemiology Chapter Outline I. FUNCTIONS OF RESEARCH DESIGN II. TYPES OF RESEARCH DESIGN A. Observational Designs for Generating Hypotheses 1. Qualitative Studies 2. Cross-Sectional Surveys 3. Cross-Sectional Ecological Studies …
13 Multivariable Analysis Chapter Outline I. OVERVIEW OF MULTIVARIABLE STATISTICS II. ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING MULTIVARIABLE METHODS A. Conceptual Understanding of Equations for Multivariable Analysis B. Best Estimates C. General Linear Model D. Uses of Multivariable Statistics III. PROCEDURES…
7 Understanding the Quality of Data in Clinical Medicine Chapter Outline I. GOALS OF DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS A. Promoting Accuracy and Precision B. Reducing Differential and Nondifferential Errors C. Reducing Intraobserver and Interobserver…
Chapter 30 Supplement One Health Interdependence of People, Other Species, and the Planet Meredith A. Barrett, Steven A. Osofsky Applications of One Health to Millennium Development Goals The One Health approach can…
4 The Study of Risk Factors and Causation Chapter Outline I. TYPES OF CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS A. Sufficient Cause B. Necessary Cause C. Risk Factor D. Causal and Noncausal Associations II. STEPS IN DETERMINATION OF CAUSE AND…
1 Basic Epidemiologic Concepts and Principles Chapter Outline I. WHAT IS EPIDEMIOLOGY? II. ETIOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF DISEASE A. Stages of Disease B. Mechanisms and Causes of Disease C. Host, Agent, Environment, and Vector …
14 Introduction to Preventive Medicine Chapter Outline I. BASIC CONCEPTS A. Health Defined B. Health as Successful Adaptation C. Health as Satisfactory Functioning II. MEASURES OF HEALTH STATUS III. NATURAL HISTORY OF DISEASE IV. LEVELS OF PREVENTION …
Nutritional Physiology of the Alimentary Tract Shelby Sullivan David Alpers Samuel Klein 1Abbreviations: AgRP, Agouti-related peptide; α-MSH, α-melano-cyte-stimulating hormone; ATPase, adenosine triphosphatase; CART, cocaine and amphetamine-regulated transcript; CCqaK, cholecystokinin; Cl,…
Inherited Metabolic Disease: Amino Acids, Organic Acids, and Galactose1 Louis J. Elsas II† Phyllis B. Acosta †Deceased. 1Abbreviations: σ-ALA, σ-aminolevulinic acid; ARG, arginine; ASA, argininosuccinate lyase deficiency; ATP, adenosine triphosphate;…
