SHEA/CDC Training Course in Hospital Epidemiology

Epidemiology in Action Course

Epidemiology of trauma in Shahid Bahonar hospital in Kerman

  Objective: Trauma is one of the main causes of losing effective life among the populations. Knowing the pattern of trauma in each country can be considered as the first step in planning preventive programs to reduce trauma injuries. This study was conducted to evaluate the epidemiological status of trauma in Shahid Bahonar hospital in Kerman. Methods: </st...

Practice of Epidemiology Statistical Issues in Life Course Epidemiology

1 Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. 2 MRC National Survey of Health and Development, Department of Epidemiology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, United Kingdom. 3 Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, Unit...

Practice of Epidemiology Dynamic Path Analysis in Life-Course Epidemiology

Life-course epidemiology seeks to better understand the mechanisms that lead to the development of chronic diseases. An example is the mechanism leading from body size to coronary heart disease (CHD); one way to acquire a better understanding of this mechanism is to investigate to what extent it works through other risk factors. In this paper, the dynamic path analysis model is presented as a t...

Statistical issues in life course epidemiology.

There is growing recognition that the risk of many diseases in later life, such as type 2 diabetes or breast cancer, is affected by adult as well as early-life variables, including those operating prior to conception and during the prenatal period. Most of these risk factors are correlated because of common biologic and/or social pathways, while some are intrinsically ordered over time. The stu...