by Rodolfo Saracci · OUP Oxford · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780199543335
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«Epidemiology: A Very Short Introduction» is Rodolfo Saracci's introduction to epidemiology (OUP Oxford, paperback, 160 pages, in English).
A popular science work explaining what epidemiology is and why it is key to public health: from the link between tobacco and lung cancer to tracking epidemics such as swine flu. It also reviews clinical trials, basic statistics, and the ethical and political issues of using patient data and placebos.
First edition published in 2010; part of the Very Short Introductions series (No. 224) from Oxford University Press.
Aimed at readers new to epidemiology or wanting to understand its role in public health without prior knowledge.
