A Dictionary of Epidemiology
Sixth Edition
Edited by Miquel Porta
An official publication of the International Epidemiological Association
Clear, concise definitions accompanied by examples and illustrations
Entries in clinical, environmental, life course, and social epidemiology
Emphasis on epidemiologic methods, including new techniques
Ideal for students and professionals in medicine, public health, and related disciplines looking for a clear introduction to the new definitions of both common and advanced terms
New to this Edition:
The most extensive revision in the book's six editions
Core terms now better defined to reflect current standards
Expanded topical coverage now includes genetics, clinical epidemiology, public health practice/policy, preventive medicine, health promotion, social sciences, and epidemiology for clinical research
$59.00
Paperback
Published: 20 June 2014
376 Pages
6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches
ISBN: 9780199976737
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Description
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.
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ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsAbout this DictionaryReferences
Author Information
Miquel Porta is a physician, epidemiologist and scholar from Barcelona who pioneered clinical and molecular epidemiology in Europe 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 European Epidemiology Federation.
Contributors:
Associate Editors:Sander GreenlandMiguel HernánIsabel dos Santos SilvaJohn M. LastAssistant Editor:Andrea BurónContributors:Preben AavitslandKristiansand, NorwayIbrahim AbdelnourDamascus, SyriaTheo AbelinBerne, SwitzerlandAman-Oloniyo AbimbolaAbuja, NigeriaVictor AbrairaMadrid, SpainJoe AbramsonJerusalem, IsraelAnders AhlbomStockholm, SwedenNeal AlexanderLondon, England, UKMohamed Farouk AllamCórdoba, SpainÁlvaro AlonsoMinneapolis, Minnesota, USAJordi AlonsoBarcelona, Catalonia, SpainDouglas AltmanLondon, England, UKJanet Byron AndersonRocky River, Ohio, USAKunio AokiNagoya, JapanOnyebuchi ArahLos Angeles, USAHaroutune ArmenianBaltimore, Maryland, USA, and Yerevan, ArmeniaShabnam AsghariSt. John's, CanadaMary Jane AshleyToronto, Ontario, CanadaAleksei BaburinTallinn, EstoniaJohn Bailar IIIChicago, Illinois, USAMichael BakerWellington, New ZealandMauricio BarretoSalvador, Bahia, BrazilAluísio J.D. BarrosPelotas, BrazilXavier BasagañaBarcelona, Catalonia, SpainOlga BassoAarhus, DenmarkRenaldo BattistaMontreal, Quebec, CanadaRobert BeagleholeAuckland, New ZealandStella BeckmanBerkeley, California, USASolomon BenatarCape Town, South AfricaFernando G. benavidesBarcelona, Catalonia, SpainYoav Ben-ShlomoBristol, England, UKRoger BernierAtlanta, Georgia, USASilvina BerraCórdoba, ArgentinaRaj BhopalEdinburgh, Scotland, UKNicholas BirkettOttawa, Ontario, CanadaJordi BlanchGirona, SpainDankmar BöhningBerlin, GermanyJean-François BoivinMontreal, Quebec, CanadaFrancisco BolúmarMadrid, SpainDavid BonifaceLondon, England, UKKnut Borch-JohnsenHorsholm, DenmarkRic BouvierKew, Victoria, AustraliaAnnette Braunack-MayerAdelaide, South Australia, AustraliaClive BrownPort of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoRoss BrownsonSt. Louis, Missouri, USAJim ButlerCanberra, ACT, AustraliaLee CaplanAtlanta, Georgia, USAIain ChalmersOxford, England, UKYue ChenOttawa, Ontario, CanadaBernard ChoiOttawa, Ontario, CanadaStella ChungongGeneva, SwitzerlandMike ClarkeOxford, England, UKTammy CliffordLondon, Ontario, CanadaAlison CohenBerkeley, California, USAPhilip ColeBirmingham, Alabama, USADeborah CookHamilton, Ontario, CanadaDoug CoyleOttawa, Ontario, CanadaAndrew CreeseGeneva, SwitzerlandGiovanna CruzBerkeley, California, USANancy CzaickiBerkeley, California, USAGeorge Davey SmithBristol, England, UKSilvia DeclichRome, ItalyDel De HartSaginaw, Michigan, USAJulia del AmoMadrid, SpainN. S. DeodharPune, IndiaBob DouglasCanberra, ACT, AustraliaGerard DuboisAmiens, FranceJohn DuffusEdinburgh, Scotland, UKKate DunnKeele, Newcastle, UKShah EbrahimLondon, England, UKMatthias EggerBern, SwitzerlandEmon ElboudwarejBerkeley, California, USAMark ElwoodMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaLeon EpsteinJerusalem, IsraelCaroline H.D. FallSouthampton, UKAlvan FeinsteinNew Haven, Connecticut, USACharles du V. FloreySidmouth, England, UKStephen FrancisBerkeley, California, USAErica FrankAtlanta, Georgia, USARayner Fretzel-BehmeBremen, GermanyGary FriedmanOakland, California, USAAna M. GarciaValencia, SpainB. Burt GerstmanSan Jose, California, USAMilena GianfrancescoBerkeley, California, USAAlan GibbsManchester, England, UKPhilippe GrandjeanOdense, DenmarkNicola GrandyParis, FranceSander GreenlandLos Angeles, California, USADuane GublerAtlanta, Georgia, USACharles GuestCanberra, ACT, AustraliaTee GuidottiWashington, DC, USAGordon GuyattHamilton, Ontario, CanadaMatti HakamaTampere, FinlandTimo HakulinenHelsinki, FinlandPhilip HallWinnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaPhilip HannafordAberdeen, Scotland, UKSusan HarrisBoston, Massachusetts, USAMaureen HatchNew York, New York, USABrian HaynesHamilton, Ontario, CanadaMiguel A. HernánBoston, Massachusetts, USAIldefonso HernándezMaó, Menorca, and Alacant, SpainSonia Hernández-DiazBoston, Massachusetts, USAAndrew HerxheimerEdinburgh, Scotland, UKBasil HetzelAdelaide, South Australia, AustraliaAlan HinmanDecatur, Georgia, USAWalter HollandLondon, England, UKMaría-Graciela Hollm-DelgadoMontreal, Quebec, CanadaD'Arcy HolmanPerth, Western Australia, AustraliaErnest HookBerkeley, California, USAJeffrey HouseSan Francisco, California, USAJohn P.A. IoannidisStanford, California, USA, and Ioannina, GreeceMasako IwanagaTokyo, JapanKonrad JamrozikPerth, Western Australia, AustraliaMohsen JanghorbaniIsfahan, IranTom JeffersonCamberley, England, UKMilos JenicekRockwood, Ontario, CanadaRose KagawaBerkeley, California, USADeb KarasekBerkeley, California, USAWilfried KarmausColumbia, South Carolina, USASuraj KhanalNorfolk, USAMustafa KhogaliBeirut, LebanonDaniel KimBoston, Massachusetts, USAMaurice KingLeeds, England, UKTord KjellströmAuckland, New ZealandRosemary KordaCanberra, ACT, AustraliaDaniel KotzMaastricht, NetherlandsDan KrewskiOttawa, Ontario, CanadaNino KünzliBasel, SwitzerlandDiana KuhLondon, England, UKEsa LääräOulu, FinlandChandrakant Lahariya,New Delhi, IndiaStephen LambertMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaHenk LambertsAmsterdam, NetherlandsRon LaportePittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAJohn LastOttawa, Ontario, CanadaDiana LauderdaleChicago, Illinois, USADuk-Hee LeeDaegu, KoreaAbby LippmanMontreal, Quebec, CanadaIrvine LoudonOxford, England, UKTapio LuostarinenOulu, FinlandShi LuyanWuhan, ChinaOuti LyytikäinenHelsinki, FinlandJohan MackenbachRotterdam, NetherlandsAhmed MandilArturo Martí-CarvajalValencia, VenezuelaJohn McCallumCanberra, ACT, AustraliaIan McDowellOttawa, Ontario, CanadaRobert McKeownColumbia, South Carolina, USARick McLeanMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaTony McMichaelCanberra, ACT, AustraliaCurtis MeinertBaltimore, Maryland, USARicard MeneuValencia, SpainJuan MerloLund, SwedenJaime MirandaLima, PerúDavid MoherOttawa, Ontario, CanadaAlfredo MorabiaNew York, New York, USASalah MostafaCairo, EgyptKiumarss NasseriSanta Barbara, USAAna Navas-AcienBaltimore, Maryland, USANorman NoahLondon, England, UKPatricia O'CampoBaltimore, Maryland, USAJørn OlsenAarhus, DenmarkNigel PanethAnn Arbor, Michigan, USAToni PatamaHelsinki, FinlandSkip PayneTiffin, Ohio, USANeil PearceLondon, England, UK, and Wellington, New ZealandSusana Perez-GutthannDiana PetittiSierra Madre, California, USAAileen PlantPerth, Western Australia, AustraliaMiquel PortaBarcelona, Catalonia, SpainEero PukkalaHelsinki, FinlandHedley QuintanaStockholm, SwedenZoran RadovanovicBelgrade, YugoslaviaMati RahuTallinn, EstoniaGloria RamirezSantiago de Chile, ChileArindam RayNew Delhi, IndiaJose RigauAtlanta, Georgia, USAChris RissellSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaStefan RöderLeipzig, GermanyAlfonso Rodriguez-MoralesPereira, ColombiaKen RothmanBoston, Massachusetts, USAMichael RyanGeneva, SwitzerlandLucie RychetnikSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaRodolfo SaracciLyon, France, and Pisa, ItalySeppo SarnaHelsinki, FinlandDavid SavitzNew York, New York, USAPathom SawanpanyalertBangkok, ThailandSabine SchipfHamburg, GermanyFran ScottHamilton, Ontario, CanadaPippa ScottBern, SwitzerlandAndreu SeguraBarcelona, Catalonia, SpainJack SiemiatyckiLaval, Quebec, CanadaGustavo A. SilvaGeneve, SwedenIsabel dos Santos SilvaLondon, UKChitr Sitthi-AmornBangkok, ThailandBjörn SmedbyUppsala, SwedenRobbie SnyderBerkeley, California, USACynthia Sonich-MullinParis, FranceColin SoskolneEdmonton, Alberta, CanadaBob SpasoffOttawa, Ontario, CanadaHans StormCopenhagen, DenmarkDavid StreinerHamilton, Ontario, CanadaEzra SusserNew York, New York, USAMervyn SusserNew York, New York, USAKazuo TajimaNagoya, JapanJosé A. TapiaAnn Arbor, Michigan, USAMichel ThuriauxGeneva, SwitzerlandAurelio TobíasBarcelona, Catalonia, SpainBernard TomaMaisons-Alfort, FranceKaren Trollope-KumarHamilton, Ontario, CanadaElena TschishowaBerlin, GermanyJan VandenbrouckeUtrecht, NetherlandsTyler VanderWeeleBoston, Massachusetts, USAFrank van HartingsveldAmsterdam, NetherlandsHector VelascoBaltimore, Maryland, USA, and Cuernavaca, MexicoSally VernonHouston, Texas, USACesar G. VictoraPelotas, BrazilEster VillalongaMaó, Menorca, Spain, and Boston, Massachusetts, USAPaolo VineisLondon, England, UKAnna-Maija VirtalaHelsinki, FinlandVasily VlassovMoscow, RussiaDivya VohraBerkeley, California, USADouglas L. WeedWashington, DC, USAPaul WessonBerkeley, California, USADenise WerkerOttawa, Ontario, CanadaClaes-Göran WestrinUppsala, SwedenAmanda WheelerBerkeley, California, USAFrank WhiteKarachi, PakistanKerr WhiteCharlottesville, Virginia, USAMartin WhiteNewcastle, UKP. Auke WiegersmaGroningen, NetherlandsDon WigleOttawa, Ontario, CanadaAllen WilcoxResearch Triangle Park, North Carolina, USAChristopher P. WildLyon, FranceKathleen WinterBerkeley, California, USAMichael WolfsonOttawa, Ontario, CanadaCaroline WoodLondon, England, UKHiroshi YanagawaJiichi, JapanKue YoungWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Reviews and Awards
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
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