GENERAL AND APPLIED HYGIENE
cod. 15766

Academic year 2007/08
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Igiene generale e applicata (MED/42)
Field
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10 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
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Integrated course unit module: MEDICAL-SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY

Learning objectives

The student must acquire knowledges of epidemiological methodology for scientific product's reading

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

<br /><br />Epidemiological Methodology<br /> <br />History and applications of the epidemiology. The sources of the statistical-epidemiological data. The main measures in epidemiology: proportions and rates; incidence and prevalence; mortality and lethality. The standardization of the rates. Epidemiological measures of risk: attributable risk, relative risk.<br />The epidemiological studies: ecological, cross-sectional, case-control, cohort studies. The experimental therapeutic and preventive studies.<br />The appraisal of effectiveness of the medical participations; ethical aspects and of privacy

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br />Igiene-S.Barbuti,E.Bellelli,G.MFara,G.Giammanco<br />Edit.Monduzzi

Teaching methods

<br />Oral lesson<br />Oral exam

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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