Fiction Textbooks, Online Ebooks, Buy Books Online » Epidemiology http://bestebookz.com The World's Leading Source of EBooks - BestEBookz.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:45:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Substance Abusing Latinos: Current Research On Epidemiology, Prevention, And Treatment http://bestebookz.com/substance-abusing-latinos-current-research-on-epidemiology-prevention-and-treatment http://bestebookz.com/substance-abusing-latinos-current-research-on-epidemiology-prevention-and-treatment#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:32:54 +0000 admin http://bestebookz.com/?p=7760 Substance Abusing Latinos Current Research On Epidemiology Prevention And Treatment Substance Abusing Latinos: Current Research On Epidemiology, Prevention, And Treatment

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  • Hardcover: 218 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (September 22, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0789028824
  • ISBN-13: 978-0789028822

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Discover the role culture, family, and environment have in the prevention of Latino substance abuse

Information about the substance abuse behaviors among Latino populations has been limited. Substance Abusing Latinos: Current Research on Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment fills this void by presenting the latest research on the epidemic of substance abuse now afflicting the Latino community. Ethnic differences are reviewed, including specific studies covering gang members, low-income urban women, risky behaviors, and language preference indicators of acculturation. This book does more than simply present the research—it discusses effective treatment strategies to help practitioners provide quality, culturally competent care to lacking Latino populations.

Latinos, the largest minority in the United States, have an increasing alcohol and illicit drug use problem. Culture, acculturation, and language hold powerful sway in the research of Latino/a substance abuse. Substance Abusing Latinos: Current Research on Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment delves deeply into troubling issues such as gang membership, sexual abuse, the lack of healthy family role models, the effects of different levels of acculturation, the lack of health insurance, and rampant involvement with the criminal system. The research is used as a foundation to focus on the latest advances of substance abuse prevention and culturally competent intervention programs. Each chapter is extensively referenced to reinforce research.

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]]> http://bestebookz.com/substance-abusing-latinos-current-research-on-epidemiology-prevention-and-treatment/feed 0 Developmental Psychopathology: Epidemiology, Diagnostics and Treatment http://bestebookz.com/developmental-psychopathology-epidemiology-diagnostics-and-treatment http://bestebookz.com/developmental-psychopathology-epidemiology-diagnostics-and-treatment#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:18:56 +0000 admin http://bestebookz.com/?p=7758 Developmental Psychopathology Epidemiology Diagnostics and Treatment Developmental Psychopathology: Epidemiology, Diagnostics and Treatment

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  • Hardcover: 496 pages
  • Publisher: Psychology Press; 1 edition (December 23, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 9057021897
  • ISBN-13: 978-9057021893

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Presents a comprehensive summary of the most recent empirical findings on the prevalence, nature, and treatment of specific childhood and adolescent disorders. The volume is divided into three sections. Section one covers general issues in the scientific study of mental disorders. The chapters in section two will cover definition and classification, epidemiology, risk factors, course and outcome, etiologic factors, and treatment. The third and final section contains a chapter on progress and unresolved issues in the field with some recommendations for future studies.This book is written by experts in the field with a comprehensive range of the most recent research findings, and provides an invaluable reference source for the understanding of the current status of specific developmental psychopathology.

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]]> http://bestebookz.com/developmental-psychopathology-epidemiology-diagnostics-and-treatment/feed 0 Stochastic Modeling of AIDS Epidemiology And HIV Pathogenesis http://bestebookz.com/stochastic-modeling-of-aids-epidemiology-and-hiv-pathogenesis http://bestebookz.com/stochastic-modeling-of-aids-epidemiology-and-hiv-pathogenesis#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:13:41 +0000 admin http://bestebookz.com/?p=7755 Stochastic Modeling of AIDS Epidemiology And HIV Pathogenesis Stochastic Modeling of AIDS Epidemiology And HIV Pathogenesis

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  • Hardcover: 431 pages
  • Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company (October 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 9810241224
  • ISBN-13: 978-9810241223

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This book discusses systematically treatment on the development of stochastic, statistical and state space models of the HIV epidemic and of HIV pathogenesis in HIV-infected individuals, and presents the applications of these models. The book is unique in several ways: (1) it uses stochastic difference and differential equations to present the stochastic models of the HIV epidemic and HIV pathogenesis; in this sense, the deterministic models are considered as special cases when the numbers of different type of people or cells are very large; (2) it provides a critical analysis of deterministic and statistical models in the literature; (3) it develops state space models by combining stochastic models and statistical models; and (4) it provides a detailed discussion on the pros and cons of the different modeling approaches.

This book is the first to introduce state space models for the HIV epidemic. It is also the first to develop stochastic models and state space models for the HIV pathogenesis in HIV-infected individuals.

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  • Paperback: 357 pages
  • Publisher: Academic Press; 1st edition (September 12, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0123335604
  • ISBN-13: 978-0123335609

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Global problems require global information, which satellites can now provide. With ever more sophisticated control methods being developed for infectious diseases, our ability to map spatial and temporal variation in risk is more important than ever. Only then may we plan control campaigns and deliver novel interventions and remedies where the need is greatest, and sustainable success is most likely. This book presents a comprehensive guide to using the very latest methods of surveillance from satellites, including analysing spatial data within geographical information systems, interpreting complex biological patterns, and predicting risk both today and as it may change in the future. Of all infectious disease systems, those that involve free-living invertebrate vectors or intermediate hosts are most susceptible to changing environmental conditions, and have hitherto received most attention from the marriage of analytical biology with this new space technology. Accordingly, this volume presents detailed case studies on malaria, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), tick-borne infections and helminths (worms). For those who are unfamiliar with this science, and unsure how to start, the book ends with a chapter of practical advice on where to seek hands-on instruction. The lessons to be learned from these studies are applicable to many other epidemiological and ecological problems that face us today, most significantly the preservation of the world’s biodiversity.

Key Features
* Only book to provide a synthesis of complex biology, quantitative analysis, space technology and practical applications, focused on solving real epidemiological problems on a global scale
* Broad scope, with methods relevant to subjects ranging from biodiversity to public health
* Practical advice on relevant courses
* 24 pages of colour plates.

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]]> http://bestebookz.com/remote-sensing-and-geographical-information-systems-in-epidemiology-volume-47/feed 0 Multivariate Methods in Epidemiology http://bestebookz.com/multivariate-methods-in-epidemiology http://bestebookz.com/multivariate-methods-in-epidemiology#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:46:43 +0000 admin http://bestebookz.com/?p=7751 Multivariate Methods in Epidemiology Multivariate Methods in Epidemiology

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  • Hardcover: 408 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (June 15, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0195124405
  • ISBN-13: 978-0195124408

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The basis for much of medical public health practice comes from epidemiological research. This text describes current statistical tools that are used to analyze the association between possible risk factors and the actual risk of disease. Beginning with a broad conceptual framework on the disease process, it describes commonly used techniques for analyzing proportions and disease rates. These are then extended to model fitting, and the common threads of logic that bind the two analytic startegies together are revealed. Each chapter provides a descriptive rationale for the method, a worked example using data from a published study, and an exercise that allows the reader to practice the technique. Each chapter also includes an appendix that provides furhter details on the theorhetical underpinnings of the method. Among the topics covered are Mantel-Haenszel methods, rates, survival analysis, logistic regression, and generalized linear models. Methods for incorporating aspects of study design, such as matching, into the analysis are discussed, and guidance is given for determining the power or the sample size requirements of a study. This text will give readers a foundation in applied statistics and the concepts of model fitting to develop skills in the analysis of epidemiological data.

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]]> http://bestebookz.com/multivariate-methods-in-epidemiology/feed 0 Male Reproductive Cancers: Epidemiology, Pathology and Genetics http://bestebookz.com/male-reproductive-cancers-epidemiology-pathology-and-genetics http://bestebookz.com/male-reproductive-cancers-epidemiology-pathology-and-genetics#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:41:31 +0000 admin http://bestebookz.com/?p=7749 Male Reproductive Cancers Epidemiology Pathology and Genetics Male Reproductive Cancers: Epidemiology, Pathology and Genetics

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  • Hardcover: 345 pages
  • Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (December 8, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1441904484
  • ISBN-13: 978-1441904485

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Knowledge about cancer genetics is rapidly expanding, and has implications for all aspects of cancer research and treatment, including molecular causation, diagnosis, prevention, screening, and treatment.

Additionally, while cancer genetics has traditionally focused on mutational events that have their primary effect within the cancer cell, recently the focus has widened, with evidence of the importance of epigenetic events and of cellular interactions in cancer development. The role of common genetic variation in determining the range of individual susceptibility within the population is increasingly recognized, and is now being widely addressed using information from the Human Genome Project. These new research directions will highlight determinants of cancer that lie outside the cancer cell, suggest new targets for intervention, and inform the design of strategies for prevention in groups at increased risk.

Today, the NCI is putting more and more money into research into the genetics of cancer. The very first of the NCI’s stated research priorities is a project called The Cancer Genome Atlas. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) is a comprehensive and coordinated effort to accelerate the understanding of the molecular basis of cancer through the application of genome analysis technologies, including large-scale genome sequencing. The NCI and the NHGRI (National Human Genome Research Institute, where the series editor is employed) have each committed $50 million over three years to the TCGA Pilot Project.

This book proposes cover the latest findings in the genetics of male reproductive cancers; specifically cancers of the prostate and testes. The volume will cover the epidemiology of these cancers; model systems, pathology, molecular genetics, and inherited susceptibility.

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  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (September 30, 1988)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0849364523
  • ISBN-13: 978-0849364525.

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This comprehensive overview covering the field of reproductive epidemiology examines the impact of environmental factors related to embryonic and fetal development. Innovative techniques are highlighted, illustrating special problems related to reproductive epidemiology. Specific environmental risks are addressed sepa-rately, concluding with a chapter on risk assessment and information problems. Throughout, the text is supported with over 70 illustrations of new findings, never before published. This is an invalu-able resource for scientists in the field of reproductive epidemiol-ogy.

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]]> http://bestebookz.com/epidemiology-of-human-reproduction/feed 0 Cataract Epidemiology (Developments in Ophthalmology) http://bestebookz.com/cataract-epidemiology-developments-in-ophthalmology http://bestebookz.com/cataract-epidemiology-developments-in-ophthalmology#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:50:36 +0000 admin http://bestebookz.com/?p=7625 Cataract Epidemiology Developments in Ophthalmology Cataract Epidemiology (Developments in Ophthalmology)

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  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: S. Karger AG (Switzerland) (August 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 3805563604
  • ISBN-13: 978-3805563604

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This volume of ‘developments in ophthalmology’ provides an extensive insight into current research on cataract epidemiology with a special emphasis on UV-related cataract risk assessment. In addition to substantial results of epidemiological studies from India, Australia (Melbourne), Korea, Bulgaria (Sofia) and Japan, the improvement and standardization of classification techniques are thoroughly discussed in order to be able to adequately convey and compare the different findings. UV-radiation as a trigger in the development of cataractis amply described in the scientific literature. This book presents a new and accurate model for the complex measurements of UV-exposure of the eye and allows a more realistic calculation of the actual risk of damage to the eye. Reports of age-dependent alterations in the transparency and scattering light intensity of the human lens as well as special approaches to localize cataract complete this important publication for ophthalmologists and epidemiologists working in the field of ophthalmology.

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]]> http://bestebookz.com/cataract-epidemiology-developments-in-ophthalmology/feed 0 Basic Concepts in Statistics and Epidemiology http://bestebookz.com/basic-concepts-in-statistics-and-epidemiology http://bestebookz.com/basic-concepts-in-statistics-and-epidemiology#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:09:20 +0000 admin http://bestebookz.com/?p=6887 Basic Concepts in Statistics and Epidemiology Basic Concepts in Statistics and Epidemiology

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  • Paperback: 214 pages
  • Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing; 1 edition (June 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1846191246
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846191244

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This book contains a Foreword by Allyson Pollock, Professor and Head, Centre for International Public Health Policy, University of Edinburgh. Healthcare students, practitioners and researchers need a sound basis for making valid statistical inferences from health data. To make the best use of statistical software, it is necessary to understand how probabilistic inference works. This book explains that, along with the various ways statistical data can be described and presented. It is designed to develop insight rather than simply the mechanical skills found in other textbooks. This book is specifically designed to underpin the concepts of statistics and epidemiology. It is practical and easy to use and is ideal for people who can feel uncomfortable with mathematics. ‘Excellent. A great primer for all students and research workers engaged in learning how to use statistical ideas in public health. It sets out the core concepts and explains them clearly, using worked examples as illustration. If followed carefully, the engaged reader should be able to use the standard statistical software packages intelligently and sensitively. It will stimulate the public health student, in whatever context, and new researchers, to approach the enterprise with enhanced confidence in interpreting and coherently explaining their findings.’

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  • Hardcover: 204 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (October 9, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0521855063
  • ISBN-13: 978-0521855068

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Over the past 40 years the rate of illicit drug use worldwide has risen dramatically, and with it the number of deaths reported among drug-using populations. What are the clinical, ethical and psychopathological implications of these deaths? In this book, Shane Darke and his team provide the first full, synthetic review of the epidemiology, causes, prevalence, demography, and associated risk factors of illicit-drug-related mortality. In addition, they examine and evaluate interventions to reduce these deaths. The major causes of death among illicit drug users are overdose, disease, suicide and trauma. Each is independently examined. This is an important book for all clinicians and policy makers involved in issues relating to illicit drug use.

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  • Paperback: 80 pages
  • Publisher: BMJ Books; 5 edition (May 23, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0727916041
  • ISBN-13: 978-0727916044

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Univ. of Southampton, UK. Pocket-sized text provides an introduction to the theory and principles of epidemiology. Discusses disease in populations, comparing disease rates, measurement error, screening, outbreaks of disease, and how to read epidemiological reports. For healthcare professionals and medical students. Previous edition: c1997. Softcover.

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]]> http://bestebookz.com/epidemiology-for-the-uninitiated/feed 0 Biostatistical Methods in Epidemiology http://bestebookz.com/biostatistical-methods-in-epidemiology http://bestebookz.com/biostatistical-methods-in-epidemiology#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:02:32 +0000 admin http://bestebookz.com/?p=6880 Biostatistical Methods in Epidemiology Biostatistical Methods in Epidemiology

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  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 1 edition (July 27, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0471369144
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471369141

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An introduction to classical biostatistical methods in epidemiology
Biostatistical Methods in Epidemiology provides an introduction to a wide range of methods used to analyze epidemiologic data, with a focus on nonregression techniques. The text includes an extensive discussion of measurement issues in epidemiology, especially confounding. Maximum likelihood, Mantel-Haenszel, and weighted least squares methods are presented for the analysis of closed cohort and case-control data. Kaplan-Meier and Poisson methods are described for the analysis of censored survival data. A justification for using odds ratio methods in case-control studies is provided. Standardization of rates is discussed and the construction of ordinary, multiple decrement and cause-deleted life tables is outlined. Sample size formulas are given for a range of epidemiologic study designs. The text ends with a brief overview of logistic and Cox regression. Other highlights include:
* Many worked examples based on actual data
* Discussion of exact methods
* Recommendations for preferred methods
* Extensive appendices and references
Biostatistical Methods in Epidemiology provides an excellent introduction to the subject for students, while also serving as a comprehensive reference for epidemiologists and other health professionals.

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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Open University Press; 2 edition (September 1, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0335216242
  • ISBN-13: 978-0335216246

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“The contents are not specifically nursing orientated but very neatly balanced to be of relevance to all working in the public health arena…the book is well written, the language is clear, and the concepts clearly and simply explained and easily understood”
Journal of Biosocial Science

  • What are epidemiology and public health?
  • What is the nature of public health evidence and knowledge?
  • What strategies can be used to protect and improve health?

The second edition of this bestselling book provides a multi-professional introduction to the key concepts in public health and epidemiology. It presents a broad, interactive account of contemporary public health, placing an emphasis on developing public health skills and stimulating the reader to think through the issues for themselves.

The new edition features additional material on:

  • Historical perspectives
  • Public health skills for practice
  • Evaluation of public health interventions
  • The nature of evidence and public health knowledge
  • Translating policy and evidence into practice

An Introduction to Public Health and Epidemiology is key reading for students of public health and healthcare professionals, including: nurses, doctors, community development workers and public health workers.

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  • Hardcover: 424 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (July 11, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470014849
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470014844

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Spatial epidemiology is the description and analysis of the geographical distribution of disease. It is more important now than ever, with modern threats such as bio-terrorism making such analysis even more complex. This second edition of Statistical Methods in Spatial Epidemiology is updated and expanded to offer a complete coverage of the analysis and application of spatial statistical methods. The book is divided into two main sections: Part 1 introduces basic definitions and terminology, along with map construction and some basic models. This is expanded upon in Part II by applying this knowledge to the fundamental problems within spatial epidemiology, such as disease mapping, ecological analysis, disease clustering, bio-terrorism, space-time analysis, surveillance and infectious disease modelling.

  • Provides a comprehensive overview of the main statistical methods used in spatial epidemiology.
  • Updated to include a new emphasis on bio-terrorism and disease surveillance.
  • Emphasizes the importance of space-time modelling and outlines the practical application of the method.
  • Discusses the wide range of software available for analyzing spatial data, including WinBUGS, SaTScan and R, and features an accompanying website hosting related software.
  • Contains numerous data sets, each representing a different approach to the analysis, and provides an insight into various modelling techniques.

This text is primarily aimed at medical statisticians, researchers and practitioners from public health and epidemiology. It is also suitable for postgraduate students of statistics and epidemiology, as well professionals working in government agencies.

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  • Paperback: 152 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (January 19, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1405176946
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405176941

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Dirk Pfeiffer is Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology at the Royal Veterinary College in London, UK. He has designed and taught international training courses in epidemiology all over the developed and developing world, from Australia to Vietnam. He currently provides scientific expertise to the European Food Safety Authority, the European Commission, DEFRA, the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization and various national governments. He has over 20 year’s practical experience in the field and continues to work on some of the most high profile cases of global animal health.

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