About Book
The goal of this e book is to supply a complete overview of the field of epidemiology, bridging the hole between general textbooks of epidemiology and publications for professionals with a slender focal point on specific areas. It critiques the key issues, methodological methods and statistical ideas pertinent to the field for which the reader seeks a special overview.
It as a consequence serves each as a first orientation for the involved reader and a beginning factor for an in-depth find out about of a specific area, as nicely as a speedy reference and a summarizing overview for the expert.
The guide is meant as a reference supply for gurus concerned in fitness research, fitness reporting, fitness promotion, and fitness machine administration and associated experts. It covers the principal components of epidemiology and may also be consulted as a thorough information for specific topics. It is consequently of activity for public fitness researchers, physicians, biostatisticians, epidemiologists, and executives in fitness services.
The extensive scope of the e book is reflected with the aid of 4 principal components that facilitate an integration of epidemiological standards and methods, statistical tools, applications, and epidemiological practice. A range of aspects are introduced in 39 chapters and a frequent introduction to epidemiology.
The latter presents the framework in which all different chapters are embedded and offers a general photograph of the complete handbook. It additionally highlights specific factors and displays the interwoven nature of the more than a few lookup fields and disciplines associated to epidemiology.
The e book covers subjects that are normally lacking from fashionable textbooks and that are solely marginally represented in the specific literature, such as moral aspects, realistic fieldwork, fitness offerings research, epidemiology in creating countries, first-class control, and right epidemiological practice. It additionally covers progressive areas, e.g., molecular and genetic epidemiology, cutting-edge learn about designs, and current methodological developments.
Each chapter of the guide serves as an introduction that approves one to enter a new field through addressing simple concepts, however besides being too elementary. It additionally conveys greater superior information and may additionally consequently be used as a reference supply VIII Preface
for the reader who is acquainted with the given subject by means of reflecting the kingdom of the artwork and future prospects. Of course, some primary grasp of the principles of probability, sampling distribution, estimation, and speculation trying out will assist the reader to profit from the statistical ideas specially introduced in Part II and from the complete dialogue of empirical strategies in the different parts.
Each chapter is supposed to stand on its own, giving an overview of the theme and the most vital issues and approaches, which are supported by using examples, realistic applications, and illustrations. The fundamental standards and knowledge, standard approaches and strategies are presented, as nicely as current advances and new perspectives. The instruction manual offers references each to introductory texts and to publications for the superior reader.
The editors commit this guide to Professor Eberhard Greiser, one of the pioneers of epidemiology in Germany. He is the founder of the Bremen Institute for Prevention Research and Social Medicine (BIPS), which is committed to lookup into the motives and the prevention of disease.
This institute, which commenced as a small employer committed to cardiovascular prevention, has grown to emerge as one of the most especially considered lookup institutes for epidemiology and public fitness in Germany. For nearly 25 years Eberhard Greiser has been a chief in the field of epidemiology, committing his expert profession to a necessary appraisal of fitness practices for the benefit of us all.
His primary pastimes have been in pharmaceutical care and social medicine. In attention of his contributions as a researcher and as a policy consultant to the development of the evolving field of epidemiology and public fitness in Germany we take his sixty fifth birthday in November 2003 as a possibility to renowned his efforts through modifying this handbook.
The editors are indebted to educated specialists for their treasured contributions and their enthusiastic aid in producing this handbook. We thank all the colleagues who severely reviewed the chapters: Klaus Giersiepen, Cornelia Heit-mann, Katrin Janhsen, Jürgen Kübler, Hermann Pohlabeln, Walter Schill, Jürgen Timm, and in particular Klaus Krickeberg for his endless efforts. We additionally thank Heidi Asendorf, Thomas Behrens, Claudia Brünings-Kuppe, Andrea Eberle, Ronja Foraita, Andrea Gottlieb, Frauke Günther, Carola Lehmann, Anette Lübke, Ines Pelz, Jenny Peplies, Ursel Prote, Achim Reineke, Anke Suderburg, Nina Wawro, and Astrid Zierer for their technical support.
Without the non-stop and super engagement of Regine Albrecht – her endurance with us and the contributors and her top-notch autonomy – this quantity would no longer have been possible. She has committed many hours to our guide over and above her different obligations as administrative assistant of the BIPS. Last however no longer least we are deeply grateful to Clemens Heine of Springer for his initiative, support, and recommendation in realizing this challenge and for his confidence in us.
