Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases
This book provides physicians, nurses,
nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and others with the most
comprehensive information on routinely used vaccines and the diseases they
prevent.Topics covered includes: Principles of Vaccination, General
Recommendations on Immunization, Immunization Strategies for Healthcare
Practices and Providers, Vaccine Safety, Storage and Handling, Vaccine
Administration, Diphtheria, Haemophilus influenzae, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B,
Human Papillomavirus, Influenza, Measles, Meningococcal Disease, Mumps,
Pertussis, Pneumococcal Disease, Poliomyelitis, Rotavirus, Rubella, Tetanus and
Varicella.
Author(s): Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention,USA
This note
covers the following topics: epidemiology definition, functions and characteristics, An evolving
historical perspective, Studying populations, The phenomenon of disease,
Measuring disease and exposure, Standardization of rates and ratios, Relating
risk factors, Analytical study designs, Sources of error, Multicausality, Data
analysis and interpretation, Practical aspects of epidemiologic research, Data
management and data analysis, Epidemiology and public health.
Author(s): University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
This note
explains introduction to epidemiology, Frequency measures used in epidemiology,
Measures of central location and dispersion, Organizing epidemiologic data,
Public health surveillance and investigating an outbreak.
Author(s): US Department of Health and Human Services
This
note describes introduction to epidemiology, The infectious disease process, Public
health surveillance, Statistical measures, Displaying and interpreting
epidemiologic variables, Interviewing and preparing an outbreak investigation
report.
This note covers
Concept of Health and Disease, Infectious disease epidemiology, Disease
prevention and control, Disease screening and Epidemics investigation.
This note explains the following topics: History of Epidemiology and
Public Health, Disease Transmission, Measures of Morbidity, Measures of
Mortality, Mortality in Different Populations, Transmissible Spongiform
Encephalopathy, Arteriosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease, Influenza.
This note covers the following topics: Uses of Epidemiology, Two Broad
Types of Epidemiology, The Epidemiologic Triangle, Epidemiologic Activities ,
Measuring Disease Occurrence, Direct Standardization of Measures of Disease
Occurrence, Indirect standardization with examples in Stata, Measures of effect
I Risk Difference and Attributable Fraction with examples in Stata.
The primary purpose of this course
note is to teach you the basic skills needed to critique the medical literature
by providing a fundamental understanding of epidemiology and biostatistics.
This note covers the following topics: What is epidemiology,
Measuring health and disease, Basic biostatistics: concepts and tools, Causation
in epidemiology, Epidemiology and prevention: chronic noncommunicable diseases,
Types of studies, Communicable diseases: epidemiology surveillance and response,
Clinical epidemiology, Environmental and occupational epidemiology,
Epidemiology, health policy and planning, First steps in practical
epidemiology.
Author(s): R Bonita, R Beaglehole and T Kjellstrom
This book provides physicians, nurses,
nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and others with the most
comprehensive information on routinely used vaccines and the diseases they
prevent.Topics covered includes: Principles of Vaccination, General
Recommendations on Immunization, Immunization Strategies for Healthcare
Practices and Providers, Vaccine Safety, Storage and Handling, Vaccine
Administration, Diphtheria, Haemophilus influenzae, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B,
Human Papillomavirus, Influenza, Measles, Meningococcal Disease, Mumps,
Pertussis, Pneumococcal Disease, Poliomyelitis, Rotavirus, Rubella, Tetanus and
Varicella.
Author(s): Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention,USA
The Guide is designed to be suitable for countries and
communities at all levels of health development, including those with
limited resources and experience in drug abuse epidemiology. It provides
technical guidance to countries and communities in all aspects of drug
abuse epidemiology in order to address emerging and changing problems
associated with drug use.