An Introduction
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This book provides a practical, comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the use of spatial statistics in epidemiology - the study of the incidence and distribution of diseases. Used appropriately, spatial analytical methods in conjunction with GI...
Dirk Pfeiffer is Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology at the Royal Veterinary College in London, UK. He has designed and taught international training courses in epidemiology all over the developed and developing world, from Australia to Vietnam. He currently provides scientific expertise to the European Food Safety Authority, the European Commission, DEFRA, the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization and various national governments. He has over 20 year's practical experience in the field and continues to work on some of the most high profile cases of global animal health.
Preface. Acknowledgements. 1 Introduction. 2 General epidemiological concepts. 3 Quantifying disease occurrence. 4 Designing epidemiological studies. 5 Measuring effects. 6 Considering error and cause--effect. 7 Sampling of animal populations. 8 Interpreting diagnostic tests. 9 Informing disease control and eradication. References. Index.