Margaret Somerville, K. Kumaran, Rob Anderson

Public Health and Epidemiology at a Glance (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This brand new title in the market-leading at a Glance series provides a highly-illustrated, visual introduction to the key concepts of population-level disease prevention. Accessible, double-page spreads help you understand and appreciate the determinants of health which impact on healthcare services and their effectiveness.

Public Health and Epidemiology at a Glance features high-yield information on all the topics covered at medical school, including:

• Measurement of population health
• Epidemiological concepts of cause and association, surveillance, and risk
• Use of epidemiology in clinical decision-making
• Epidemiology of major health problems such as cardiovascular disease and cancer
• Health promotion
• Basics of health economics
• Basics of health policy, needs assessment, and evaluation

Also featuring self-assessment questions to help test learning, this new title will provide an invaluable resource for medical and healthcare students, junior doctors, and those preparing for a career in public health.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118308646
• Artikelnr.: 38247605

Autorenporträt

Margaret Somerville is Director of Public Health and Health Policy, NHS Highland, Inverness

K. Kumaran is a Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHS Somerset

Rob Anderson, Institute of Health Service Research, Peninsula Medical School, Exeter