Epidemiology and Demography in Public Health

Practical information on disease surveillance and outbreak investigation

Japhet Killewo (Edited by), Kristian Heggenhougen (Edited by), Stella R. Quah (Edited by)

9780123822000, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 18 August 2010

512 pages
27.6 x 21.5 x 3 cm, 1.39 kg

Epidemiology and Demography in Public Health provides practical guidance on planning and implementing surveillance and investigation of disease and disease outbreaks. Exploring contributing factors to the dynamics of disease transmission and the identification of population risks, it also includes a discussion of ehtics in epidemiology and demography including important issues of privacy vs. public safety. With a chapter on H1N1 and Bird flu, this book will be important for students and professionals in public health and epidemiology.

Subject Areas: Popular medicine & health [VFD], Epidemiology & medical statistics [MBNS], Public health & preventive medicine [MBN], Population & demography [JHBD]