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Tables of Contents for Epidemiologic Research
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Key Issues in Epidemiologic Research: An Overview.
OBJECTIVES AND METHODS OR EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH.
Fundamentals of Epidemiologic Research.
Types of Epidemiologic Research.
Design Options in Observational Studies.
Typology of Observational Study Designs.
Measures of Disease Frequency: Incidence.
Other Measures of Disease Frequency.
Measures of Association.
Measures of Potential Impact and Summary of the Measures.
VALIDITY OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH.
Validity: General Considerations.
Selection Bias.
Information Bias.
Confounding.
Confounding Involving Several Risk Factors.
PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC ANALYSIS.
Statistical Inferences About Effect Measures: Simple Analysis.
Overview of Options for Control of Extraneous Factors.
Stratified Analysis.
Matching in Epidemiologic Studies.
Interaction, Effect Modification, and Synergism.
Modeling: Theoretical Considerations.
Modeling: Analysis Strategy.
Applications of Modeling with No Interaction.
Applications of Logistic Regression with Interaction, Using Unconditional ML Estimation.
Applications of Modeling: Conditional Likelihood Estimation.
Appendices.
Index.