A Dictionary of Epidemiology

A Dictionary of Epidemiology

This sixth edition of A Dictionary of Epidemiology - - the most updated since its inception -- reflects the profound substantive and methodological changes that have come to characterize epidemiology and its associated disciplines. Sponsored by the International Epidemiological Association, this book remains the essential reference for anyone studying or working in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, medicine, or the growing number health sciences in which epidemiologic competency is now required. More than just a dictionary, this text is an essential guidebook to the state of the science. It offers the most current, authoritative definitions of terms central to biomedical and public health literature -- everything from confounding and incidence rate to epigenetic inheritance and Number Needed to Treat . As epidemiology continues to change and grow, A Dictionary of Epidemiology will remain its book of record. Featured in The Epidemiology Monitor . "Greatly superior to searching though epidemiology papers for definitions of terms or concepts. Printed books may be going out of fashion, but a paperback on the desk is actually more 'user-friendly' than wading through entries of questionable provenance on a search engine." -- European Journal of Clinical Investigation "A source of fascinating insights in the subjects I know and a challenging and tantalizing introduction to subjects I do not know-a vital resource for students, practitioners, teachers, and resources." -- Annals of Epidemiology Featured in The Epidemiology Monitor . "[T]he 800 scholarly references at the end, all linked to one or more of the definitions, reflect the care and rigor with which the definitions are drawn and provide superb and broad references for our own scholarship." American Journal of Preventative Medicine Featured in the International Journal of Epidemiology "This dictionary continues to be the definitive source of epidemiological terms, concepts, and measures. It clarifies the language for a discipline that evolves with time. The updates in this edition justify replacement of all prior editions in your collection." -- Doody's Health Sciences Review Featured in The Lancet "[This] book is complete and yet compact, with all the major and many minor terms and concepts covered." -- American Journal of Epidemiology This book remains the essential reference for anyone studying or working in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, medicine, or the growing number health sciences in which epidemiologic competency is now required. An interview on the 6th edition of A Dictionary of Epidemiology and the ongoing methodological "revolution" was published by The Epidemiology Monitor in June 2014: epimonitor.net/New-Dictionary-of-Epidemiology.htm Miquel Porta is a physician, epidemiologist and scholar from Barcelona who works in clinical and molecular epidemiology and has promoted the integration of biological, clinical, environmental, and social knowledge and methods in research and teaching worldwide. Porta has served as a visiting scientist at many global institutions, including the University of North Carolina, Harvard, and Imperial College London, and was Chairman of the IEA European Epidemiology Federation.