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AMS 579 – Epidemiology of Chronic Disease
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This course examines empirical human evidence concerning the genetic, environmental, and behavioral determinants of some of the most common and debilitating chronic diseases, including several of the following: coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, selected forms of cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, neurological diseases, musculoskeletal conditions, and psychiatric disorders. Relevance of the following tools are considered: descriptive epidemiology, experimentation on humans, observational cohort studies, case-control studies, and formal meta-analysis. Strategies for the prevention of each of the diseases considered are critically evaluated in the context of epidemiologic evidence for causation.
Prerequisites: AMS 545
Credits: 3
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