CHLH 578
Applied Epidemiology

Credit: 4 hours.


Advanced epidemiologic analysis of disease problems. Covers research designs including cohort, case-control, and intervention trials; methods of analysis including multivariate adjustment for confounding and description of effect modification; and application of statistical computer software with emphasis on chronic diseases. Same as VP 520. Prerequisite: CHLH 474, VP 517, or equivalent and advanced course work in statistics through multivariate analysis.