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AMS 535 -- Introduction to Epidemiologic Research
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This course is intended to give students a basic foundation in principles for the conduct and interpretation of population-based
studies of the distribution, etiology, and control of disease. Topics will include randomized experiments, non-randomized cohort
studies, case-control studies, cross-sectional and ecological studies, causal inference, sources of bias, and measures of effect.
Recent publications from the epidemiologic and general medical literature will be used to illustrate the application of the
concepts to specific epidemiologic issues.
Prerequisites: none
Credits: 3
Instructor:
W. Douglas Thompson
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