Contents

Detailed contents

Symbols and abbreviations

Glossary of terms

Statistical formulae

Section 1 Epidemiology in the clinic

Introduction

1 The diagnostic process

2 Management decisions

3 Risk communication and promoting health

Section 2 Evidence-based practice

Introduction

4 Finding and summarizing evidence

5 Preventive medicine and screening

6 Evaluating clinical practice

Section 3 Epidemiological methods

Introduction

7 Types of study

8 Sources of data

9 Statistical concepts

10 Statistical techniques in clinical medicine

Section 4 Epidemiology of common diseases

Introduction

11 Global burden of disease

12 Epidemiology of diseases

Index

References