Carrie E. Hall

EPIDEMIOLOGY; MAN AND DISEASE

means. Chapters one through six are devoted to exposition of principles; the remaining chapters pertain largely to description of methods. Vital statistics\p=m-\encompassingcensus, registration, and notification data\p=m-\are discussed as they relate to epidemiology. Common errors in study design and interpretation of results, techniques of sampling, and the role of statistics in the evaluation of evidence are reviewed. A variety of examples of specific disease prob¬ lems, both communicable and noncommunicable, are provided to elaborate these concepts. Consider¬ able illustrative material—tables and figures, chapter summaries and glos¬ saries, references and index—en¬ hance the value of the volume. Historically, the physicians stake in epidemiology has been demon¬ strated numerous times in infectious disease outbreaks. In recent years, however, the application of epidemi¬ ology has been focused increasingly upon the investigation of chronic ill¬