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Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Disciplinary Sector:
General and Applied Hygiene
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
As per the Course didactic regulations.
Objectives
Contents The course aims to provide the basic knowledge of epidemiology for the analysis and understanding of the health problems of populations
Extended Syllabus - Definition and purpose of epidemiology
- Fundamental measures in epidemiology
- Standardization of rates
- Screening
- Cross-sectional studies
- Case-control studies
- Cohort studies
- Clinical trials
- Bias and confounding
Recommended Bibliography Recommended texts:
- Faggiano F., Donato F., Barbone F. Manuale di Epidemiologia per la Sanità Pubblica. Centro Scientifico Editore.
Additional teaching material:
Slides presented in class and provided by the Professor
Teaching Methods The course is taught by lectures of 2 hours based on the didactic calendar. The lectures include a strong interactive component between lecturer and students.
Attendance is mandatory.
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
Contacts/More Information Student reception:
From Monday to Friday from 12:00 to 14:00 by telephone appointment
(0871 3554006) or E-mail (tommaso.staniscia@unich.it )