Merrill, Ray M. creator author text Ninth edition. monographic eng

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ix, 363 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm "Designed for students with little to no background in biomedical sciences, this book teaches students the basics of Epidemiology which is a scientifically driven discipline based on systematic observation and analysis of specified populations, the primary aim of which is to identify causes and risk factors of disease, events, and behaviors to successfully prevent and control health problems"-- Foundations of epidemiology -- Path to modern epidemiology -- Infectious disease concepts in epidemiology -- Chronic disease concepts in epidemiology -- Epidemiologic study plan -- Study designs -- Hypothesis testing and measures of association -- Identifying and improving study validity -- Causality -- General health and population indicators -- Field epidemiology -- Clinical epidemiology -- Social epidemiology. Ray M. Merrill. Includes bibliographical references and index. Epidemiologic methods Epidemiology EDUCATION / General CIR 614.4 M57i 2025 9781284280388 FEU CAVITE LIBRARY 260311 20260803094257.0 eng