This book provides a comprehensive introduction to epidemiology and explains how to use epidemiological concepts and tools to improve decisions about the management of health services. Throughout the book, basic principles are presented and then expanded upon with healthcare management applications and case studies. This edition features a new approach. Rather than separating epidemiology principles from application, it blends theory and application in each chapter. This edition features: * New chapters on infectious disease epidemiology, morbidity, mortality, descriptive epidemiology, and cost-effectiveness analysis * Summary application chapters that focus on cardiovascular disease, HIV, and dementia * More than 40 in-depth case studies of varying levels of difficulty, along with questions and detailed answers * Contributions from experts in the field provides different points of view
With respect to health care for populations, risk is the chance that an individual will become sick or die within a specified period of time. The concept of risk cannot be discussed without mentioning the notion of causation.
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The author's broad-based, holistic approach makes this a unique text on the subject.
This book blends theory and application by presenting basic principles and then tying those concepts to healthcare management with case studies, examples, and exhibits.
Tapping into the knowledge, information, and guidelines in this book, health care professionals can learn to apply the principles of managerial epidemiology to help them achieve clinical improvement, integrate health care services, organize ...
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Key topics include the following: The core functions of public health Public health system organization Descriptive and analytic epidemiology Health determinants and their impacts Methods for assessing the health of a community Applications ...
Preceded by Population health / Rosemary M. Caron. [2017].