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Infectious Disease Epidemiology

A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Infectious Diseases

Ibrahim Abubakar editor Ted Cohen editor Helen R Stagg editor Laura C Rodrigues editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:7th Apr '16

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This essential guide offers a comprehensive overview of infectious disease epidemiology, catering to both trainees and experienced professionals in the field.

The book Infectious Disease Epidemiology serves as a vital resource for both trainees and seasoned epidemiologists. It offers a thorough grounding in the essential concepts that underpin the field of infectious disease epidemiology. The text is structured into two main sections, allowing readers to build their knowledge progressively. The first part delves into the fundamental principles and methods that are crucial for understanding infectious disease dynamics. It starts with basic concepts and gradually introduces more complex topics, including mathematical modeling and sero-epidemiology, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter.

In the second part of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, the focus shifts to specific infectious diseases that pose significant global health challenges. These diseases are categorized by their transmission routes, facilitating easy reference and understanding. This section highlights diseases that are particularly burdensome or have a high potential for mortality, providing a practical context for the theoretical knowledge presented in the first part.

Overall, Infectious Disease Epidemiology is an indispensable guide for postgraduate students, health protection trainees, and practicing epidemiologists. It combines essential theoretical foundations with practical insights, making it a go-to reference for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of infectious diseases and their epidemiological implications.

...a comprehensive treatise on the methods and major infections confronted by infectious disease epidemiologists internationally... This guide should serve as a reminder for practitioners of epidemiology and provides an excellent review for those new to the field. * The Lancet *
This reference text introduces major topics in epidemiology in a concise handbook. This book is a first edition from the Oxford Specialist Handbook Series and will be useful for both practitioners and students of epidemiology... Given the great breadth of topics covered in less than 400 pages, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology ambitiously serves as a valuable resource and reference. * Louise Elaine, Clinical Infectious Diseases *
Infectious Disease Epidemiology is a practical and concise guide which not only provides basic information and concepts used in epidemiology, but also the remarkable advances in this discipline as a result of progress in molecular biology, genomics, statistics and computing. * Fernando Cobo, The Open Virology Journal *

ISBN: 9780198719830

Dimensions: 180mm x 101mm x 13mm

Weight: 194g

400 pages