Epidemiology References and Links

Understanding the Fundamentals of Epidemiology - an Evolving Text and other epidemiology learning materials. [errata for earlier versions (latest 3/21/2004)]

A short introduction to epidemiology, by Neil Pearce. Plus teaching files.

Epidemiology for the uninitiated (a succinct presentation)

Reading a report of an epidemiologic study (courtesy of Kathryn Hartmann, M.D., Ph.D.

www.epimonitor.net - the Epidemiology Monitor's new web site

CDC's EXCITE - EXcellence in Curriculum Integration through Teaching Epidemiology

UCLA John Snow website - featured in the Epidemiology Monitor (July 2000)

John Snow Broad Street Pump Outbreak Case Study - featured in the Epidemiology Monitor (July 2000)

History of epidemiologic methods http://www.epidemiology.ch/index3.htm

Books

David G. Kleinbaum. ActivEpi, First Edition

http://www.sph.emory.edu/~dkleinb/activepi.htm

Rothman KJ. Epidemiology – An Introduction

http://www.oup-usa.orp/epi/rothman

What is causation?

http://www.us.oup.com/pdf/0195135547_ch2.pdf

Excel spreadsheet for analysis of epidemiologic data

http://members.aol.com/krothman/episheet.xls

Moyses Szklo and F. Javier Nieto. Epidemiology – Beyond the Basics

http://publichealth.jbpub.com/epidemiology/szklo/

Kenneth J. Rothman and Sander Greenland. Modern Epidemiology, Second Edition

http://members.aol.com/krothman/modepi.htm

David G. Kleinbaum, Lawrence L. Kupper, Hal Morgenstern. Epidemiologic Research : Principles and Quantitative Methods

James J. Schlesselman, Paul D. Stolley. Case Control Studies: Design, Conduct, Analysis

World Wide Web

ONLINE JOURNALS

· American Journal of Epidemiology

· Annals of Epidemiology

· American Journal of Public Health

· British Medical Journal (BMJ)

· Canadian Medical Association Journal

· Emerging Infectious Diseases

· Epidemiology

· Journal of Epidemiology & Com. Health

· JAMA

· LANCET

· Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

· New England Journal of Medicine

OTHER RESOURCES

· Delta Omega PH Honorary Society

· Dictionary of Epidemiology from UK

· Epimonitor

The domain of epidemiology in the online world

· Merck Manual -- Home Edition

· Society for the Social History of Medicine

· DrKoop

· UCSF On-line Epidemiological Library

· WebMD

· Yahoo! Health

· http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/

Epidemiology - Internet - Global Health

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

· American College of Epidemiology

· American Public Health Association

· International Epidemiological Association

· Society for Epidemiologic Research

INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES

· World Health Organization (Geneva)

· Regional Offices

· Africa(AFRO)

· The Americas (PAHO)

· Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO)

· Europe (EURO)

· Sourtheast Asia (SEARO)

· Western Pacific (WPRO)

· Public Health Laboratory Service, UK

· International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)

· UNAIDS

NATIONAL AGENCIES

· Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

· National Cancer Institute

· National Center for Health Statistics

· National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

· National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

· National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

· National Library of Medicine