Epidemiology and Biostatistics. An Introduction to Clinical Research. The Textbook and The Workbook

Part I. Epidemiology.- 1. Measures of Disease Frequency.- 2. General Considerations in Clinical Research Design.- 3. Case Reports and Case Series.- 4. Cross-Sectional Studies.- 5. Cohort Studies.- 6. Case-Control Studies.- 7. Randomized Trials.- 8. Misclassification.- 9. Introduction to Confounding.- 10. Methods to Control for Confounding.- 11. Effect Modification.- 12. Screening.- 13. Diagnostic Testing.- 14. Genetic epidemiology.- Part 2. Biostatistics.- 15. Summary Measures in Statistics.- 16. Introduction to Statistical Inference.- 17. Hypothesis Testing.- 18. Interpreting Hypothesis Tests.- 19. Linear Regression.- 20. Non-Linear Regression.- 21. Survival Analysis.- 22. Interpreting Data in Journal Articles.- References.- Author Index.- Subject Index.

This set contains two books:

The textbook is a concise introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics written specifically for medical students and first-time learners of clinical research methods. It presents the core concepts of epidemiology and of biostatistics and illustrates them with extensive examples from the clinical literature. It is the only book on the market written to speak directly to medical students and first-time biomedical researchers by using language and examples that are easy to understand.

This newly updated second edition is extensively rewritten to provide the clearest explanations and examples. The book is an excellent review for the epidemiology section of the United States Medical Licensing Examination Part I which all medical students must take at the end of the second year.

Alongside the textbook is the the workbook that is designed to teach the major fundamental concepts in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and clinical research design alongside the textbook "Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2nd Edition". It is written in concise and organized fashion with many examples to illustrate the concepts deriving from a collection of written materials created to teach Epidemiology and Biostatistics to medical students. The major differences from related titles include a "story" based approach toward teaching the material, relative brevity while maintaining focus on key concepts, and taking the perspective of first-time learners (avoiding and/or clearly defining jargon, using clear common-sense language). It features a variety of questions: long, short, and multiple choice questions. The workbook is made to provide students with the tools necessary to form their own informed conclusions from the clinical research literature.

Dr. Kestenbaum is Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. He has advanced training in epidemiology and extensive experience in conducting clinical research. A long-time teacher of the required medical school course in epidemiology and biostatistics, he began writing the First Edition out of frustration with the appropriateness for medical students of the available books which are aimed more at graduate students taking a one- or two-semester course.