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Tables of Contents for Epidemiologic Methods for the Study of Infectious Diseases
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Part I Foundations
Biological Basis of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
3
25
David J. Weber
William A. Rutala
Immune Response and Methods for Detection of Infectious Diseases
28
15
Amy L. Peace-Brewer
Kimberly L. Kane
James D. Folds
Theories of Causation
43
13
Dana Loomis
Steve Wing
Concepts of Transmission and Dynamics
56
30
M. Elizabeth Halloran
Overview of Study Design
86
33
M. Elizabeth Halloran
Part II Data Sources and Measurement
Sources of Data
119
19
D. Peter Drotman
Marc A. Strassburg
Disease Surveillance
138
25
Terence L. Chorba
Microbial Molecular Techniques
163
29
Loreen A. Herwaldt
Michael A. Pfaller
Stefan Weber
Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests
192
21
Robert H. Fletcher
Scott B. Halstead
Part III Methods by Transmission Type
Respiratory Transmission
213
15
Jack M. Gwaltney, Jr.
J. Owen Hendley
Fecal-Oral Transmission
228
21
Karin E. Byers
Richard L. Guerrant
Barry M. Farr
Vector-Borne Transmission
249
18
Frank J. Sorvillo
Amy C. Morrison
O. G. W. Berlin
Sexual Transmission
267
24
James C. Thomas
Sara Stratton
Part IV Outbreak Investigation and Evaluation Research
Investigation of Outbreaks
291
20
David J. Weber
L. Bernardo Menajovsky
Richard Wenzel
Clinical Trials
311
17
Harry A. Guess
Gary B. Calandra
Community Intervention Studies
328
16
James C. Thomas
Evaluation of Immunization Programs
344
31
Robert T. Chen
Walter A. Orenstein
Part V Research in Special Populations or Settings
Research in Out-of-Home Child Care
375
19
Ralph L. Cordell
Larry K. Pickering
M. Louise Lawson
Infections Among the Elderly
394
10
Laura C. Hanson
HIV/AIDS Research
404
27
Sten H. Vermund
Howard Wiener
M. Louise Lawson
Madhav P. Bhatta
Research Collaborations in Developing Countries
431
18
Maria J. Wawer
Glossary
449
6
Acknowledgments and Credits
455
2
Index
457