Principles and Methods of Clinical Epidemiology

By Diedrerick Grobbee

Subjects: Evidence-based medicine, Prognosis, Epidemiologic Factors, Clinical epidemiology, Epidemiology, Epidemiologic Methods

Description: In the current era of evidence-based medicine, clinical epidemiology is increasingly being recognized as an important tool in the critical appraisal of available evidence and the design of new studies. This book is a comprehensive resource that introduces the reader to the basics of clinical epidemiology. It explores the principles and methods that can be used to obtain quantitative evidence on the effects on interventions and on the diagnosis, etiology, and prognosis of disease.