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Professor
Academic discipline: Igiene generale e applicata (MED/42)
Field: Scienze della prevenzione e dei servizi sanitari
Type of training activity: Characterising

14 hours
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1.5 credits

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Integrated course unit module: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY METHODS

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Description of the most common epidemiological methods for the evaluation of health needs and health services. Study design and study conduction

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a) Role and scope of epidemiology 
b) Sources of epidemiological data 
c) Descriptive and etiological measures 
d) Types of studies 
e) Study design and bias 
f) Screening test and campaigns 
g) Epidemiological surveillance in hospital

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Bibliography

- Signorelli C. Elementi di metodologia epidemiologica. Roma: Società Editrice Universo, 2005. 
- Signorelli C. Igiene, epidemiologia e sanità pubblica. Roma: Società Editrice Universo, 2008. 
- Moro ML. L’evoluzione dei sistemi di sorveglianza. La pianificazione dei sistemi di sorveglianza. In: Moro ML. Infezioni ospedaliere. Prevenzione e controllo. Torino: Centro Scientifico Editore 1993: 181-261.

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GENERAL AND APPLIED HYGIENE A cod. 23545

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GENERAL AND APPLIED HYGIENE A
cod. 23545