SUBJECT
Title
Epidemiology
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
4
Recommended in
Semester 1
Typically offered in
Autumn semester
Course description
The aim of the subject is to provide basic concepts and methods of epidemiology and necessary knowledge to judge the validity of an epidemiological study and to interpret its results. By the end of the course students will be able to judge the relevance and validity of epidemiological studies and will be prepared to utilize their results in health economic modelling and health policy making.
Readings
- Rothmann KJ. Epidemiology: an introduction. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2012.
- CONSORT guideline. http://www.equator-network.org/
- STROBE guideline. http://www.equator-network.org/
- STARD guideline. http://www.equator-network.org/
- papers included in the course material