303091 (v.1) Epidemiology 186

Area:

School of Public Health

Contact Hours:

3.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Evolution of epidemiology. Host, agent and environment. Concepts of health and disease. The natural history of disease. Estimating health and disease in populations. Demography. Concepts of risk factors and causes. Validity and reliability of data. The design of epidemiology in investigations. Fundamental biostatistical concepts. Estimation, confidence intervals and statistical hypothesis testing.

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2003	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y		Y

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- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.

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