PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH

Catalog description

(Slashed with EPI 83016 ) Course builds upon EPI 62017 to explore deeper the concepts and methods in epidemiologic research. Reviews the measures of disease frequency; association and impact; epidemiologic reasoning and causal inference; and methods and techniques for designing, implementing, analyzing and interpreting various epidemiologic study designs. Discusses advantages and limitations of various study designs. Explores threats to validity, precision and generalizability of epidemiologic studies.