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Public Health and Epidemiology at a Glance
eBook - At a Glance
ISBN/EAN: 9781118286562
Umbreit-Nr.: 3834222
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 96 S., 13.53 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 17.01.2012
Auflage: 1/2012
E-Book
Format: PDF
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- This brand new title in the market-leading<i>at a Glance</i> series provides a highly-illustrated, visual introduction to the key concepts of population-level disease prevention. Accessible, double-page spreads help you understand and appreciate the determinants of health which impact on healthcare services and their effectiveness.<p><i>Public Health and Epidemiology at a Glance</i> features high-yield information on all the topics covered at medical school, including:</p><ul><li><div>Measurement of population health</div></li><li><div>Epidemiological concepts of cause and association, surveillance, and risk</div></li><li><div>Use of epidemiology in clinical decision-making</div></li><li><div>Epidemiology of major health problems such as cardiovascular disease and cancer</div></li><li><div>Health promotion</div></li><li><div>Basics of health economics</div></li><li><div>Basics of health policy, needs assessment, and evaluation</div></li></ul><p>Also featuring self-assessment questions to help test learning, this new title will provide an invaluable resource for medical and healthcare students, junior doctors, and those preparing for a career in public health.</p>
- Autorenportrait
- <b>Margaret Somerville</b> is Director of Public Health and Health Policy, NHS Highland, Inverness<p><b>K. Kumaran</b> is a Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHS Somerset</p><p><b>Rob Anderson</b>, Institute of Health Service Research, Peninsula Medical School, Exeter</p>