Basic epidemiology / R. Bonita, R. Beaglehole, T. Kjellström.

Geneva : World Health Organization, [2006], ©2006.

xi, 213 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm

2nd ed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is epidemiology? -- Measuring health and disease -- Types of studies -- Basic biostatistics : concepts and tools -- Causation in epidemiology -- Epidemiology and prevention : chronic noncommunicable diseases -- Communicable diseases : epidemiology surveillance and response -- Clinical epidemiology -- Environmental and occupational epidemiology -- Epidemiology, health policy and planning -- First steps in practical epidemiology.