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   AMS 579 – Epidemiology of Chronic Disease

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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