11547 (v.2) Epidemiology 781
Area: | School of Public Health |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
The scientific method. Measurement issues including questionnaire design, reliability and validity of data, issues of sampling and sample size. Epidemiological research. Understanding of rates, ratios, clinical trials, cohort, case control and descriptiveepidemiological designs. Assessing the sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic tests. |
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