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Concepts and Principles of Epidemiology: Case Definition, Frequency Measures, the Natural History of Disease, Causation and Outbreak Investigation

A concepts and principles of epidemiology course that begins with the definition of the discipline, its classical and clinical divisions and the historical figures behind it from Hippocrates through John Graunt, William Farr and John Snow. The case definition, the BEINGS model of etiologic factors and the predisposing, enabling, precipitating and reinforcing risk factors lead into the chain of infection and its direct and indirect transmission. Frequency measures of rate, ratio and proportion, prevalence, incidence and the odds ratio are worked through, then the natural history of disease, causation and the epidemiologic triad, disease surveillance and the steps of an outbreak investigation.

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