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Case Studies in Epidemiology - PHCM9518
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Course Outline: See Course Outline
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: PHCM9498 or PHCM9499
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

This course explores advanced epidemiological techniques and will build upon and extend the epidemiological skills taught in the MPH core courses. The course achieves its aims through case studies in four areas in which epidemiology has made a substantial contribution to public health and clinical policy and practice. These are cancer, cardiovascular disease, hepatitis and screening for disease. The course reviews important epidemiological studies that have contributed to development of knowledge and in public health and clinical application in these areas. The emphasis of the course will be on the importance of epidemiological methods, and will give students a deeper understanding of study designs and biases in epidemiology.

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