Preventive Medicine and Public HealthWiley, 1987 - 358 pages This unique series is designed to provide medical students with a convenient and thorough method for learning epidemiology. It contains an outline of core material covered in Board type examinations, highlighting important facts, and providing over 350 classroom-tested questions that simulate the boards in format, style and level of difficulty. The clear, concise format helps the reader grasp essentials quickly and easily, and features review questions designed by a specialist, with an outline by medical school instructors. |
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General Principles of Epidemiology | 15 |
Experimental Designs and Research Approaches | 35 |
Epidemiology and Prevention of Selected Acute Illnesses | 79 |
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