Introduction to Epidemiology

Introduction to Epidemiology is a comprehensive, reader-friendly introduction to this exciting field. Designed for students with minimal training in the biomedical sciences and statistics, this full-color text emphasizes the application of the basic principles of epidemiology according to person, place, and time factors to solve current, often unexpected, and serious public health problems.

Students will learn how to identify and describe public health problems, formulate research hypotheses, select appropriate research designs, manage, and analyze epidemiologic data, interpret, and apply results in preventing and controlling disease and health-related events. With real-world examples in the form of case studies and news files in each chapter, Introduction to Epidemiology is an accessible and effective approach to learning epidemiology.

Carefully revised throughout, the Ninth Edition offers:

• New chapters on Epidemiology Study Plan (5); Identifying and Improving Study Validity (8); and Social Epidemiology (13)
• Greater emphasis on health equity and the social determinants of health throughout
• Descriptive epidemiology of COVID-19 and how this disease has influenced public health prevention and control efforts
• New appendices on Careers in Epidemiology and Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Regression Models
• Significant restructuring of chapters