Oxford Handbook of Epidemiology for Clinicians

Oxford Medical Handbooks

by Helen Ward, Mireille B. Toledano, Gavin Shaddick

The Oxford Handbook of Epidemiology for Clinicians provides all the information required by students and junior doctors who need to understand and translate key epidemiological concepts into medical practice. Unlike standard textbooks in this area, the focus throughout is on clinical applications of epidemiological knowledge.
Divided into four sections, the handbook begins with the basics of epidemiology in the clinic, moving on to the theories behind evidence-based practice, discussions of optimum methods and studies, and then ends by looking at the epidemiology of common diseases. The material is presented in a logical manner, from problems to the most appropriate solutions or tools to be applied. Interesting topics such as controversies in prevention intervention encourage discussion and thought, and the authors
pose sensible and important questions throughout. This handbook is a must for all junior doctors, medical students, and clinicians who need to apply epidemiological concepts to day-to-day practice or who want a practical step-by-step guide to undertaking research, conducting reviews of evidence, or
writing up publications.

416 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2012

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

What can I say? It's a textbook. I would say this 'pocket version' style is unnecessary for the subject matter. I had an Oxford Clinical Handbook when I was a medical student, because we had white coats and we did not have smartphones with Google. It needed to fit in a pocket. Epidemiologists aren't going on the wards. They have desks. A desk-sized book would be fine, Oxford. It's actually quite hard to read the tiny print and the attempts to 'distill' a topic that doesn't necessarily need distilling. The writing style itself is curt and makes no attempt to infuse the information with any interest or delight, but I guess that ain't the point.