GLHLTH 710
Was GLHLTH 709
Intermediate Epidemiology
This course covers in-depth topics in epidemiology with a focus on the global health context. The course textbook is "Epidemiology: Beyond the Basic" by Moyses Szklo and Javier Nieto. The textbook will be supplemented with publications selected from the epidemiologic, clinical, nutritional and other literature. Topics covered include epidemiologic study designs, measures of disease occurrence and associations with risk factors, confounding and interaction, time to event data, and methods for causal inference. Course content will focus on epidemiologic concepts. Related statistical concepts will be discussed, but data analysis will not be a focus. Prior epidemiology coursework required. Instructor consent required.
- Instructors
- Egger, Joseph
- Levels
- Graduate
- Semester
- Fall 2019
- Requirements Fulfilled
MSC: Methods
MSC: Elective
PhD: Elective
PhD: Methods