Epidemiology and Demography in Public Health

Epidemiology and Demography in Public Health
ISBN-10
0123822017
ISBN-13
9780123822017
Category
Social Science
Pages
512
Language
English
Published
2010-08-18
Publisher
Academic Press
Authors
Stella R. Quah, Japhet Killewo, Kristian Heggenhougen

Description

Epidemiology and Demography in Public Health provides practical guidance on planning and implementing surveillance and investigation of disease and disease outbreaks. Exploring contributing factors to the dynamics of disease transmission and the identification of population risks, it also includes a discussion of ehtics in epidemiology and demography including important issues of privacy vs. public safety. With a chapter on H1N1 and Bird flu, this book will be important for students and professionals in public health and epidemiology. Focuses on the techniques of surveillance and investigation of disease Includes biostatistics and analysis techniques Explores the ethics of disease studies Includes chapter discussing H1N1 and Bird Flu

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