The Development of Modern Epidemiology
Personal reports from those who were there
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 5 April 2007
- ISBN 9780198569541
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages472 pages
- Size 255x179x31 mm
- Weight 963 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 32 black and white line illustrations 0
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Short description:
This book describes the evolution of epidemiology, its methods, concepts and application over the last 100 years. Current and future epidemiologists will find this book a useful and insightful record of the events that have shaped this discipline.
MoreLong description:
This book marks the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the International Epidemiological Association (IEA). It is a unique compendium by the world's leading epidemiologists of how the field has developed, and how it can be (and has been) applied to the control of common conditions and threats to public health. Five distinct sections guide the reader through the wealth of material:
· Gives an historical account of the concepts and ideas, and current importance of epidemiology to global health issues and to organisations such as the WHO.
· Illustrates the advances and contributions to epidemiologic knowledge and the control of disease in specific areas such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, tuberculosis, maternal and child health, non-biologic disorders such as war and disasters, and new infectious diseases.
· Outlines the use of epidemiology in areas such as public health, health services, occupational and environmental medicine, social epidemiology and nutrition.
· Discusses methodological developments such as statistics, information sources, investigation of disease outbreaks and clinical epidemiology.
· Looks at how the subject has developed internationally, with perspectives on regions such as the Americas, Poland, Spain, Eastern Mediterranean, New Zealand, China, Thailand and Japan.
This remarkable insight into how epidemiology has developed is essential reading for both existing and aspiring epidemiologists.
This is a fascinating book, very well worth a read in sections if not in its entirety.
Table of Contents:
Section 1 - History and setting the scene
Introduction
Setting the scene (largely from the UK point of view)
Epidemiological methods and concepts in the nineteenth century and their influences on the twentieth century
Epidemiological concepts pre-1950 and their relation to work in the second half of the century
Epidemiology and world health
Development of the epidemiology of cancer
Cardiovascualr disease epidemiology
Chronic respiratory disease epidemiology
The epidemiological study of mental disorders since the beginning of the twentieth century
Perinatal epidemiology
Epidemiology in war and disasters
Emerging infectious diseases
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Section 3 - Applications and role of epidemiology in related domains
Public health and epidemiology
Health services research and epidemiology
Occupational epidemiology
Social epidemiology
Nutritional epidemiology
Section 4 - Methodology
Theoretical developments
Outbreak investigations
Data sources and their utilisation
Development of modern epidemiology: clinical epidemiology
Section 5 - Regions and countries
Epidemiological methods: a view from the Americas
Epidemiology as a common European endeavour
Epidemiology methods, a view from Africa
The development of epidemiology in New Zealand and the South Pacific
Epidemiological methods, a view from East Mediterranean
Epidemiological methods: a view from China
Development of modern epidemiology in the East
Epidemiology methods: a view from North Asia/Japan
Health transitions in Mexico and Central America: implications for health policy
The development of epidemiology: United States of America
Poland
Development of epidemiology of non-communicable diseases in Poland
Epidemiology, prevention and control of infectious diseases in Poland in the twentieth century
Epidemiology and public health in Finland and Scandinavia - development and current state
History of modern epidemiology: Italy
The development of epidemiology: Spain
