4th edition. — Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2021. — 2607 p.
Now in a fully revised 4th Edition, Modern Epidemiology remains the gold standard text in this complex and evolving field, offering unparalleled, comprehensive coverage of the principles and methods of epidemiologic research. Featuring a new, full-color design, updated models, and a new format allowing space for margin notes, this edition continues to provide authoritative information on the methodologic issues crucial to the wide range of epidemiologic applications in public health and medicine.
Preface and Acknowledgments
Foundations
The Scope of Epidemiology
Causal Inference and Scientific Reasoning
Formal Causal Models
Measures of Occurrence
Measures of Effect and Measures of Association
Epidemiologic Study Design With Validity and Efficiency Considerations
Study Design and Interpretation
Cohort Studies
Case-Control Studies
Public Health Surveillance
Field Methods
Studies Relying on Secondary Data
Confounding and Confounders
Measurement and Measurement Error
Selection Bias and Generalizability
Precision and Study Size
Data Analysis
Fundamentals of Epidemiologic Data Analysis
Introduction to Categorical Statistics
Stratification and Standardization
Categorical Analysis of Polytomous Exposures and Outcomes
Regression Analysis Part I: Model Specification
Regression Analysis Part II: Model Fitting and Assessment
Time-To-Event Analysis
Introduction to Bayesian Statistics
Longitudinal and Cluster-Correlated Data Analysis
Causal Inference With Time-Varying Exposures
Analysis of Interaction
Mediation Analysis
Instrumental Variables and Quasi-Experimental Approaches
Bias Analysis
Ecologic Studies and Analysis
Agent-Based Modeling
Special Topics
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Reproductive Epidemiology
Psychiatric Epidemiology
Clinical Epidemiology
Molecular Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiology
Injury and Violence Epidemiology
Social Epidemiology
Environmental Epidemiology
Occupational Epidemiology
Nutritional Epidemiology
Pharmacoepidemiology