Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Definition of Epidemiology 1.2 A Brief History of Epidemiology 1.2.1 The Origin of Epidemiology 1.2.2 The Formation Period of Epidemiology 1.2.3 The Development Period of Epidemiology 1.3 Research Methods of Epidemiology 1.3.1 Descriptive Studies 1.3.2 Analytic Studies 1.3.3 Experimental Studies 1.4 Application of Epidemiology 1.4 . 1 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 1.4.2 Disease Surveillance 1.4.3 Research for Causes and Risk Factors 1.4.4 Research for the Natural History of the Disease 1.4.5 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Disease Prevention and Control 1.5 Characteristics of Epidemiology 1.5.1 Population 1.5.2 Comparison 1.5.3 Probability 1.5.4 Social Psychology 1.5.5 Prevention Chapter 2 Distribution of Disease 2.1 Measures of Disease Frequency 2.1.1 Rate and Ratio 2.1.2 The Indices of Disease Occurrence 2.1.3 The Indices of Death 2.2 Patterns of Disease Distribution 2.2.1 Person 2.2.2 Place 2.2.3 Time 2.3 The Epidemic Intensity of Disease 2.3.1 Sporadic 2.3.2 Outbreak 2.3.3 Epidemic Chapter 3 Descriptive Study 3.1 Definition of Descriptive Study 3.2 Cross-Sectional Study 3.2.1 Cross-Sectional Study Methods 3.2.2 The Purposes and Application of Cross-Sectional Study 3< 3.2.3 Design of Cross-Sectional Study 3.2.4 Quality Control of Survey 3.3 Census and Sampling Survey 3.3.1 Census 3.3.2 Sampling Survey 3.4 Case Report and Case Survey 3.5 Ecological Study 3.5.1 Definition 3.5.2 Category 3.5.3 Applications
3.5.4 Strengths and Weaknesses Chapter 4 Cohort Study 4.1 Introduction 4.1.1 Definition of a Cohort Study 4.1.2 A Brief History of Cohort Studies 4.1.3 Prospective Versus Retrospective Cohort Studies 4.1.4 Nested Case-Control Study 4.2 Design 4.2.1 Selection of Cohort Population 4.2.2 Measure Exposures 4.2.3 Follow Up 4.2.4 Measure Disease Outcomes 4.2.5 Estimate Disease Risk Associated with Exposure 4. 3 Data Analysis 4.3.1 Measures of Outcome Frequency 4.3.2 Measures of Association 4.3.3 Survival Analysis 4.3.4 Reporting Cohort Studies 4.4 Bias 4.4.1 Selection Bias 4.4.2 Information Bias 4.4.3 Confounding Bias …… Chapter 5 Case-Control Study Chapter 6 Experimental Studies Chapter 7 Causal Inference Chapter 8 Diagnostic Test Chapter 9 Communicable Disease Epidemiology Chapter 10 Noncommunicable Disease Epidemiology Chapter 11 Molecular Epidemiology Chapter 12 Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Chapter 13 Interpretation of Epidemiologic Literature
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