Epidemiology For Canadian Students Workbook

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Item#: 9781550597660
Edition 01
Author Fiest, Kirsten
Cover Paperback
 


Master the core concepts ofEpidemiology for Canadian Studentswith more than 70 questions that will sharpen your knowledge. With questions that correspond to all 16 chapters of the textbook, this workbook will challenge you with a range of exercises that involve calculations and judgement.

Used alongside the main text, this workbook will help you define and calculate common epidemiological parameters and concepts, classify epidemiological study designs, and critically appraise published papers employing a variety of study designs. An answer key is included.



Table of Contents
Introduction
1. A little math goes a long way
2: Parameter Calculations
3. Practice Calculations
4. Foundational Critical Appraisal Concepts: Systematic Error- Selection Bias
5. Foundational Critical Appraisal Concepts: Systematic Error- Misclassification Bias
6. Foundational Critical Appraisal Concepts: Effect Modification and Confounding
7. Foundational Critical Appraisal Concepts: Random Error
8. Foundational Critical Appraisal Concepts: Causal Judgment
9. Foundational Critical Appraisal Concepts: Generalizability
10. Classifying Study Designs
11. Example Critical Appraisal
12. Critical Appraisal of a Cross-Sectional Study
13. Critical Appraisal of a Case-Control Study
14. Critical Appraisal of a Retrospective Cohort Study
15. Critical Appraisal of a Prospective Cohort Study
16. Critical Appraisal of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Appendix A: Critical Appraisal Template
Appendix B: References of Studies for Critical Appraisal
Answers