Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: to estimate a population statistic using a sample statistic; to calculate and interpret 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for means and proportions; to…
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: what inequalities in health are and why they are amenable to change; different axes of inequalities in health, how to measure them…
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: how we classify different types of variables; to recognise and define measures of central tendency, variability and range; four measures of disease…
Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: What are the global burdens of disease and how they differ between low-middle income and high income countries? What are the wider…
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…
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;…
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;…
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…
