PUBH.6820 Applied Epidemiology Methods (Formerly 19.682)

Id: 003628 Credits: 3-3

Description

This course emphasizes the design and conduct of epidemiology studies. Major topics covered include: casual inference in epidemiology, point and interval estimation for cohort and case control studies, exposure assessment for epidemiology, control of confounding, the identification and interpretation of effect modification, as well as cross-sectional designs and meta-analysis.

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: PUBH.5750 Epidemiology and Biostatistics, or Permission of Instructor.

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