Biostatistics
The course provides students with basic skills in the epidemiological assessment of health problems and service priorities and in the planning of field studies. Emphasis will be on the methodology and practical application of epidemiological tools in medicine, the interpretation of data and on the reporting of community studies.
•Measurement in epidemiology •Rates and risk in epidemiology. Attributable risk •Cohort studies •Cross-sectional studies and sampling surveys •Introduction to bias and confounding.
-Barbuti S, Bellelli E, Fara GM, Giammanco G. Igiene e Medicina Preventiva. Volume I. Monduzzi editore. -Slides and other didactic tools