Epidemiology

With 30 years of experience in teaching introductory epidemiology to thousands of students, Dr. Leon Gordis is uniquely qualified to help you become familiar with this complex science in a clear, memorable way. Award-winning teacher with decades of teaching experience, his distinctions include the Golden Apple award for excellence in teaching, received six times by his students οf John Hopkin's University School of Public Health, the Professor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Preclinical Sciences from the JHU School of Medicine and the Lilienfeld Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Epidemiology by the Department of Epidemiology of the American Public Health Association. He has been president of the American Epidemiological Community and the Epidemiological Research Society.

In this best-selling book, Dr. Leon Gordis explains the epidemiological approach to disease and intervention, explores the use of epidemiological principles to identify the causes of disease, and discusses how epidemiology should be used to improve evaluation and public authority. It is your best choice in an accessible but also rich understanding of epidemiology.

Τest your understanding of the basics with multiple-choice epidemiology self-assessment questions (120 in this book).

Visualize concepts vividly through the many color images, graphs, and diagrams.