1. Introduction -- 2. The Nature of Epidemiologic Evidence -- 3. Strategy for Drawing Inferences from Epidemiologic Evidence -- 4. Selection Bias in Cohort Studies -- 5. Selection Bias in Case-Control Studies -- 6. Bias Due to Loss of Study Participants -- 7. Confounding -- 8. Measurement and Classification of Exposure -- 9. Measurement and Classification of Disease -- 10. Random Error -- 11. Integration of Evidence Across Studies -- 12. Characterization of Conclusions
Summary
This book focuses on practical tools for making optimal use of available data to assess epidemiologic study findings. Includes: selection bias, confounding, measurement and classification of disease and exposure, random error and integration of evidence across studies