books about: epidemiology     books:       Infections and Inequalities: The Modern Plagues9 reviews Paul Farmer University of California Press, 2001 Where are the Virchows of global public health? The context of epidemics is important. What happens to the poor people who have drug resistant tuberculosis? Market mechanisms do not serve the interest of global health equity. The cost-efectiveness argument is weak. Poverty limits freedom of choice. AIDS education falls short. Arguments about limited resources should not prevail. There is a global web of unequal relationships. Structural ...             The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance74 reviews Laurie Garrett Penguin (Non-Classics), 1995 Great read I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked up this book, as I was new to reading non-fiction, but I was most definitely treated by what I found inside! If you liked Richard Preston's The Hot Zone, you'll love this book. Slightly different writing style, but it still has that in depth feel that follows the backstories of the victims of the many diseases it lists- including the stories of the ...             Epidemiology: with STUDENT CONSULT Online Access (Gordis, Epidemiology)40 reviews Leon Gordis MD MPH DrPH Saunders, 2008 5 stars! Excellent book. It contains enough information to give someone like me, a novice, an overview of what epidemiology is and its important concepts. However, it's not overwhelming. The pictures go well with the text, and the occasional cartoon -and other funny bits- make the book even better! Highly recommended!             First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK, Seventh Edition (First Aid USMLE)2 reviews Tao Le, Vikas Bhushan, ... McGraw-Hill Medical, 2009 Good Source for USMLE Step 2 Ck This 7th edition has a lot of add-in. It covers almost subject I faced in the exam. But you still need UW or Kaplan Bank             Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis: Modeling Change and Event Occurrence14 reviews Judith D. Singer, John B. Willett Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 Applied Long. Data Analysis Excellent book in general. Makes a complicated subject easy to understand. Great examples and the website helps with programming for SAS.             Biostatistics: The Bare Essentials 3/e (with SPSS)3 reviews Norman BC Decker Inc, 2008 A good statistics book This book explains statistics in an entertaining way, altough, you must need to know some math to understand it better, the way the authors write is funny and is good for learning and teaching at the same time.             Plagues and Peoples47 reviews William H. McNeill Anchor, 1998 A must read! A must-read for the human race. A world history view of the impact that disease has had on all aspects of our existance here on earth. Just as profound and riveting as the first time that I read it in 1979!             Smallpox- the Death of a Disease: The Inside Story of Eradicating a Worldwide Killer6 reviews D. A. Henderson Prometheus Books, 2009 The Personal Account After reading several other books that explore smallpox eradication, Henderson's account appears more in-depth and personal. It places the reader in the situation, its stresses and successes. The reality of the narrative is supported by both strong personal biases and fast-paced anecdotes. The bias is shown in dark portrayals of bureaucratic figures that were shown to impede progress instead of ...             Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health, Second Edition11 reviews Ann Aschengrau, George R. Seage Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2007 Outstanding What a great read. No, really... I'm actually enjoying reading it! The authors do a great job of presenting existing research and breaking down complicated theoretical concepts in a fresh and interesting way that's a quick, substantive read. I bought mine on clearance - what a great investment! definitely what I was looking for as a beginner to the field of public health/epidemiology.             Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV23 reviews American Psychiatric Association American Psychiatric Association, 1994 Nearly as good as the newest one. This is the only alternative available for he diagnosis codes, and it is nearly as good as the new one for way less.             Applied Spatial Data Analysis with R (Use R)3 reviews Roger S. Bivand, Edzer J. Pebesma, ... Springer, 2008 Lots of information, clearly presented. This is not a book for a beginner, but is an excellent book for two groups of readers: those who have some background with R and wish to learn about its capabilities for spatial statistics; and those with some background in spatial statistics who wish to learn how to use R. The authors have been the main developers of the spatial statistics packages on R, and therefore know the packages ...             Modern Epidemiology7 reviews Kenneth J Rothman, Sander Greenland, ... Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008 Classic reading for epidemiology It should be the most classic reading material for Epid students. Strongly recommend anyone in field of epid get a copy of this.             Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers11 reviews Mimi Zeiger McGraw-Hill Professional, 1999 This book will improve your papers This is an outstanding book on how to improve the writing of biomedical research papers. It is well organized, well presented and extremely helpful. I bought several writing books at the same time and this one stands out because not only is it a "how-to" book, but it is a workbook and mostly consists of exercises. There is plenty of space in the book to do the exercises right in the book. ...             Intuitive Biostatistics30 reviews Harvey Motulsky Oxford University Press, USA, 1995 Good for anyone dealing with Statistics Good book covering many of the more esoteric aspects of statistics. If you deal with statistics on any level I would recommend this book. Anyone that has a fear, loathing, distrust, or any other aversion to statistics should give this book a try. Well written, lots of examples, great as a refresher or general reference.             AIDS and Accusation: Haiti and the Geography of Blame4 reviews Paul Farmer University of California Press, 2006 Reading this book will change your life Farmer's excellent historical ethnography of Haitian illness (as seen through the contemporary context of the world AIDS epidemic), proves the necessity of developing anthropological approaches to understanding health systems and implementing medical care. The diagnosis and analysis of sickness, disease, illness, and treatment should go hand-in-hand with the cultural understanding of local ...             Vaccine Safety Manual for Concerned Families and Health Practitioners, 2nd Edition: Guide to Immunization ...1 review Neil Z. Miller New Atlantean Press, 2010 Extraordinary Book for Necessary Due Diligence I was not vaccinated as a child. With the sparse information on vaccines that was available at the time, my parents did their research and elected to raise me without medical intervention. I always seemed healthier than my vaccinated peers, who were sick many times each year. I rarely became ill, and when I did get sick, I healed quickly, always without allopathic medicine. Of course, ...             Clinical Epidemiology: The Essentials5 reviews Robert H Fletcher, Suzanne W Fletcher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005 A excelent book to the beginner Clinical Epidemiology has been considered the new 'Basic Science' to medical students. This book offers a excelent approach to main problems found by beginners in this vast field of knowledge like how to deal with Statistics and with the huge number of papers published. With a easy language this book is good option to get started in this branch of Medicine now called the 'Science of the Art'.             Designing Clinical Research: An Epidemiologic Approach15 reviews Steven R Cummings, Warren S Browner, ... Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006 comprehensive and must have Probably one of the most complete works on research fundamentals, biostats, and design strategy. A must for all grad students in any of the biomedical fields, even clinicians.             Epidemiology for Public Health Practice8 reviews Robert Friis, Thomas Sellers Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2008 good text book for epidemiology Friis and Sellers's epidemiology book is a good one for beginers and for reveiwing basic stuffs for everybody. It is full of examples which make this book very friendly and easy to understand.             Vaccinations: A Thoughtful Parent's Guide: How to Make Safe, Sensible Decisions about the Risks, Benefits, ...30 reviews Aviva Jill Romm Healing Arts Press, 2001 Non biased and informative I have been reading vaccine books for a few years, and this is the first one that does not seem to come down on either side of the debate. The author clearly and factually discusses each disease for which we vaccinate and leaves it up to you. The phrase "benefits outweigh the risks" is not uttered - which is a breath of fresh air in the vaccine debate. She also goes on to discuss pain ...              search for books accusation, alternatives, biomedical, biostatistics, concerned, decisions, designing, diagnostic, diseases, disorders, epidemiologic, epidemiology, eradicating, essentials, families, geography, immunization, inequalities, infections, intuitive, longitudinal, occurrence, practitioners, protection, research, smallpox, statistical, thoughtful, vaccinations, worldwide books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen apparel: Thermo T-Shirt Thermal Natural off white 29 inches long. home  impressum - about us