Methods in Observational Epidemiology

1. Introduction 2. Biologic and Statistical Concepts 3. Sources of Routinely Collected Data on Disease Occurrence 4. Prospective Cohort Studies: Planning and Execution 5. Retrospective Cohort, Nested Case-Control and Case-Cohort Studies: Planning and Execution 6. Cohort Studies: Statistical Analysis I 7. Cohort Studies: Statistical Analysis II 8. Case-Control Studies: Planning and Execution 9. Case-Control Studies: Further Design Consideration and Statistical Analysis 10. Crossd-Sectional and Other Types of Studies 11. Epidemic Investigation 12. Methods of Sampling and Estimation of Sample Size 13. Measurement Error 14. Measurement I: Questionnaires 15. Measurement II: Other Types of Measurement