Foundations of epidemiology /
David E. Lilienfield and Paul D. Stolley.
- 3rd ed.
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
- ix, 371 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Rev. ed. of: Foundations of epidemiology / Abraham M. Lilienfeld and David E. Lilienfeld. 2nd ed. 1980.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
I Introduction to epidemiology: Laying the foundations: the epidemiologic approach to disease -- An overview of the history of epidemiology -- Selected epidemiologic concepts of disease -- II Demographic studies: Mortality statistics -- Mortality studies -- Morbidity statistics -- Morbidity studies -- III Epidemiologic studies: Experimental epidemiology: 1. Randomized clinical trials -- Experimental epidemiology: II. Community trials -- Observational studies: I. Cohort studies -- Observational studies: II. Case-control studies -- IV Using epidemiologic data: Deriving biological inferences from epidemiologic studies -- Epidemiology in clinical practice.