Learning objectives
Understand and know how to apply epidemiological instruments, placing particular emphasis on their potential to prevent and control diseases linked to living and work environments.
Course unit content
<br />Epidemiology<br />History and applications of epidemiology. Sources of statistical-epidemiological data <br />Descriptive epidemiological measures: crude, specific and standardised rates <br />Epidemiological measures of risk and cause-effect relationship <br />Ecological, cross-sectional, case-control, cohort studies. <br />Study design, data collection methods, ethical and privacy aspects <br />Coding and analysis of data. Assessment of data quality, bias in epidemiology <br />Screening tests: Theory and practical applications in Italy
Bibliography
C.Signorelli. Elementi di metodologia epidemiologica.Roma: SEU, 2005.