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Epidemiology, Updated Edition: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 614.4
EAN: 9781416025306
Edition: 3
ISBN: 1416025308
Label: Saunders
Manufacturer: Saunders
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 335
Publication Date: December 06, 2004
Publisher: Saunders
Studio: Saunders
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Editorial Review:
This popular book applies the author's many years of clinical and teaching experience to make the principles and methods of epidemiology easy to understand and enjoyable to read about. A clear, concise writing style and just the right dose of humor explain the role of epidemiology in measuring disease in a community, estimating risks, and influencing public policy and ethical concerns. Line diagrams, cartoons, and review questions with answers reinforce the text.The smart way to study!
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Rating:  - epi 101
Excellent textbook. It reads like a novel, and Dr. Gordis presents the material in a way that is easy to follow. I got the previous version of the book at our bookstore discounted because it was used, only to find that several pages were missing, and the previous owner's highlights were terrible.
The visual material of this book (graphs and charts) are much better in this version, and they're in COLOR!
Rating: - Great Introductory Text
This was a required text for my introductory epidemiology course. I have had an interest in epi for a number of years and approached the book with a fair amount of skepticism, especially given its relatively small size. After reading the first few chapters I found Gordis's writing style to be dry and too convoluted for otherwise simple topics. Saying this, halfway through the semester I really warmed up to the book and the author's subtle humor. The sections on odds ratios and matched/unmatched case ... Read More
Rating: - A wonderful Epidemiology text book
This book is a wonderful concise reference in Epidemiology in relation also to health administration . It is extremely basic , straight forward from a leader in the field .
I enjoyed the simplicity of examples.
Asaad A. Abduljawad
Rating:  - Good for Intro to Epidemiology
This book explains everything very clearly. It has good concrete real examples of diff studies and the things that are wrong with them. There are very few review questions, however, and sometimes the book rambles on and gets repetitive.
Rating: - Best Epi book
The most complete introductory book on market. For a more detailed textbook I would suggest looking at The Trichopoulos, Mac Mahon textbook.
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