Description: Across the last fifty years, epidemiology has developed into a vibrant scientific discipline that brings together the social and biological sciences, incorporating everything from statistics to the philosophy of science in its aim to study and track the distribution and determinants of health events. A now-classic text, the third edition of this essential introductory textbook gives an overview of the core concepts that form the underpinnings of epidemiology and epidemiologic research. Rather than focusing on statistics or formulas, Epidemiology presents the underlying epidemiologic principles and concepts in a coherent and straightforward exposition. This core content is supplemented with historical notes, a discussion of scientific inference, details about infectious disease epidemiology, and some advanced topics--including how to deal with missing data, the use of causal diagrams, and quantitative bias analysis techniques--that serve as an on-ramp into further study for those who elect to pursue it. By emphasizing a unifying set of ideas, students will develop a strong foundation for understanding the principles of epidemiologic research.
Review Quotes: "Is attending a nursery school riskier than piloting a fighter jet? Engaging and rigorous, the new edition of Epidemiology: An Introduction is a succinct yet comprehensive showcase of epidemiology, from big-picture themes like assessing causation to details of study design and analysis. The authors skillfully debunk our naïve 'common-sense' beliefs. In this post-pandemic world, students will love learning from this timely update of a timeless text, and teachers will love teaching with it."
-- Professor Vera Ehrenstein, Aarhus University, Denmark"This book opens the door to the fascinating world of modern epidemiology, with its elegant approach to causal inference. It will convince you that human, rather than artificial, intelligence is the key to epidemiologic research and public health action." -- Professor Halvor Sommerfelt, Centre for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child Health, University of Bergen, Norway and Norwegian Institute of Public Health