NSG - 520 Applied Epidemiology

Principles and methodologies of epidemiology are presented, including factors that influence the health status of individuals and populations. A framework is given for assessing measures of disease frequency and association, patterns of disease, and identification and analysis of health risks. Issues in determining inference from epidemiological studies are discussed. The application of epidemiology to clinical practice is presented. Prerequisite or Corequisite: graduate-level biostatistics Retake Counts for Credit: No. Pass/No Pass Grading Allowed: No. Credit(s): 2