Epidemiology and Medical statistics

Advances in DNA sequencing and phylogenetic inference have created powerful methods to investigate many dangerous human viruses.

This book comprehensively covers the science and policy issues relevant to one of the major public health issues in China.

The premise of Quality by Design (QbD) is that the quality of the pharmaceutical product should be based upon a thorough understanding of both the product and the manufacturing process.

Zoonotic diseases - pathogens transmitted from animals to people - offer particularly challenging problems for global health institutions and actors, given the complex social-ecological dynamics at play.

This practical book covers all aspects of the biology of malaria vectors, with notes on the vectors of dengue.

This book includes research articles and expository papers on the applications of artificial intelligence and big data analytics to battle the pandemic.

This book addresses current topics on pathogenic Vibrio spp.

Health economics is concerned with the study of the cost-effectiveness of health care interventions.

The presumed link between mental disorder and violence has been the driving force behind mental health law and policy for centuries.

This interdisciplinary volume gathers selected, refereed contributions on various aspects of public health from several disciplines and research fields, including the philosophy of science, epidemiology, statistics and ethics.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the recent developments in clinical decision support systems, precision health, and data science in medicine.

Finite element analysis has been widely applied to study biomedical problems.

A practical guide to network meta-analysis with examples and code In the evaluation of healthcare, rigorous methods of quantitative assessment are necessary to establish which interventions are effective and cost-effective.

The cost for bringing new medicine from discovery to market has nearly doubled in the last decade and has now reached $2.

This benchmark publication assembles information on the current and anticipated effects of climate change on animal health.

This book makes an original contribution in addressing contemporary critical discussions and reflections on international health policies, strategies, programmes, systems, diseases, disasters, and public health issues.

The new edition of this critically praised textbook continues to provide the most comprehensive overview of the concepts, methods, and research advances in the field; particularly the application of molecular genomics and of neuroimaging.

Firefighters are taught to battle flames.

Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science provides a forum for discussion of new discoveries, approaches, and ideas in molecular biology and translational science.

Meta-analysis, decision analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis are the cornerstones of evidence-based medicine.

This benchmark publication assembles information on the current and anticipated effects of climate change on animal health.

The only book available in the area of forward-time population genetics simulations applicable to both biomedical and evolutionary studies The rapid increase of the power of personal computers has led to the use of serious forward-time simulation programs in genetic studies.

Association Models in Epidemiology: Study Designs, Modeling Strategies, and Analytic Methods is written by an epidemiologist for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners who will use regression techniques to analyze data.

This compelling book examines mortality risk among former Hispanic and African-American players in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 40-year period following desegregation in the League.

This volume marks the end of an eight-year program of research on population issues, launched in 1990 by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research: The NWO Priority Program on Population Issues.

The ageing of our population is a key societal issue across the globe.

This book covers several of the statistical concepts and data analytic skills needed to succeed in data-driven life science research.

Over the last thirty years or so, there have been tremendous advancements in the area of geospatial health; however, somehow, two aspects have not received as much attention as they should have received.

Analyses and assesses the techniques of outcome measurement and looks at ways it should be implemented.

This new edition of Health Studies provides an authoritative and contemporary introduction to the study of health.

Review of the First Edition"e;The goal of this book, as stated by the authors, is to fill the knowledge gap that exists between developed statistical methods and the applications of these methods.

This comprehensive, well referenced text provides an up to date review of what is known scientifically about occupational and environmental causes of sickness, disability, and death.

This book covers classic epidemiological designs that use a reference/control group, including case-control, case-cohort, nested case-control and variations of these designs, such as stratified and two-stage designs.

As the HIV epidemic moves into its fourth decade, it is clear that the global response has failed to adequately address the needs of a wide range of vulnerable populations and groups.

This textbook was born from a disparate collection of written materials that were created to teach Epidemiology and Biostatistics to second year medical students at the University of Washington.

This introductory text describes the principles of invariant measurement, how invariant measurement can be achieved with Rasch models, and how to use invariant measurement to solve measurement problems in the social, behavioral, and health sciences.

What are the goals of health promotion and the most apropriate means of achieving them?

The Handbook on Contemporary Issues in Health, Crime, and Punishment covers many topics on the numerous ways in which mental and physical health and criminal justice system contact influence one another and are intricately intertwined.

Emphasizing interpretation of results, this hands-on guide explains why, when, and how to use mixed models with your data.

Rabies: Basis of the Disease and Its Management, Fourth Edition is an authoritative reference on the current status of rabies, including the virological, clinical, and public health aspects and management recommendations.

This book explores the various psychosocial, sociocultural, and contextual factors that affect the sexual health of Black students who attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and how this environment can help develop strategies to improve sexual health outcomes for its students.

Epidemiology is an essential discipline which influences many aspects of clinical practice for doctors, dentists, and other health practitioners.

This text brings together important ideas on the model-based approach to sample survey, which has been developed over the last twenty years.

For the new edition of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Dr.

Disruptive technologies are gaining importance in healthcare systems and health informatics.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a classic female infertility problem affecting an estimated 6-10% of all women and many of whom are unaware of the problem.