Managerial Epidemiology: Concepts and Cases, Second Edition
Steven T. Fleming, PhD
ISBN 13: 978-1-56793-292-8
Hardbound, 496 pp, 2008
Imprint: AUPHA/HAP Book
Order code: WWW1-2103
Price: $93.00
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to epidemiology and explains how to use epidemiological concepts and tools to improve decisions about the management of health services. Throughout the book, basic principles are presented and then expanded upon with healthcare management applications and case studies.
This edition features a new approach. Rather than separating epidemiology principles from application, it blends theory and application in each chapter.
This edition features:
New chapters on infectious disease epidemiology, morbidity, mortality, descriptive epidemiology, and cost-effectiveness analysis
Summary application chapters that focus on cardiovascular disease, HIV, and dementia
More than 40 in-depth case studies of varying levels of difficulty, along with questions and detailed answers
Contributions from experts in the field provides different points of view
Steven T. Fleming, PhD, is an associate professor of epidemiology and health services management in the College of Public Health at the University of Kentucky. He teaches introductory, advanced, cancer, and managerial epidemiology to nursing and public health students at the University of Kentucky and health administration students in the United Arab Emirates.
