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Epidemiology involves the study of the occurrence of diseases in global populations, providing an axis which informs daily clinical evaluations. This book covers all the material considered to be essential for the teaching of epidemiology to medical and dental undergraduates, providing a sound introduction to clinical disease for the early undergraduate years and also for studying pure epidemiology. The underlying theme of the book is to summarise the natural history of the major disease groups, to highlight the opportunities for prevention of disease, and to flag up those issues of epidemiological and public health importance. The book captures the considerable momentum in current epidemiology and preventative health endeavours, enlivening their relevance for every student of medicine. Studying epidemiology often involves epidemiological assignments in which students are required to conduct original web-based searches of referenced material, the references provided on the Online Resou

ISBN 9780198530145Edition 01Binding Paper