Epidemiology

<p><b><i>Epidemiology</i></b>, by<i> </i>award-winning educator and epidemiologist Leon Gordis, is a best-selling introduction to this complex science. Dr. Gordis leverages his vast experience teaching this subject in the classroom to introduce the basic principles and concepts of epidemiology in a <b>clear, uniquely memorable way</b>. He guides you from an explanation of the epidemiologic approach to disease and intervention, through the use of epidemiologic principles to identify the causes of disease, to a discussion of how epidemiology should be used to improve evaluation and public policy. It’s your <b>best choice</b> for an <b>accessible yet rich understanding</b> of epidemiology!</p> "Overall, I think it is an excellent book for medical students and occupational medicine trainees and a useful revision and reference text for consultant occupational physicians one of the most clearly laid out and readable general epidemiology texts that I have ever seen". <b>Reviewed by:</b> Occupational Medicine  <b>Date:</b> July 2015<ul><b><li>Gain a solid foundation of basic epidemiologic principles</b> as well as <b>practical applications</b> in public health and clinical practice.</li><li><b>Visualize concepts vividly </b>through abundant full-color figures, graphs, and charts.</li><li><b>Check your understanding of essential information</b> with 320 multiple-choice epidemiology self-assessment questions (120 inside the book plus 200 more online).</li><li><b>Access the complete contents online</b> at <b>Student Consult</b>, including over 200 additional multiple-choice epidemiology self-assessment questions not found in the book, with answers to all questions as well as full rationales explaining why every answer is correct or incorrect.</li></ul><ul><b><li>Master the latest nuances in epidemiology </b>thanks to a wealth of new and updated illustrations, examples, and epidemiologic data.</li></ul>