Epidemiologic Methods: The Essentials is a concise, but thorough
volume that provides a solid grounding in core methodologic issues. The
book takes a streamlined approach on cohort studies, case-control
studies, prevalence studies, randomized trials, demographic studies of
morbidity and mortality, ecologic studies, screening, effect
modification, bias and confounding. Organized according to study design,
with each chapter building on those preceding it, the book provides
detailed examples throughout, using data tables and graphs to reinforce
methodologic points.