Challenge of Dermato-Epidemiology

Author: Hywel Charles Williams
Published: January 1997
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0849376890
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 366

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Dermato-epidemiology, the study of the distribution and causes ofskin diseases in human populations, merges the disciplines of dermatology and epidemiology. This book brings scientists from both disciplines together in the pursuit of describing, comparing, and evaluating the distribution, causes, and prevention of skin diseases in populations. It provides a review of the most important and most common skin diseases and gives practical guidance on designing and interpreting epidemiological studies of skin disease.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1 The Nature of Epidemiological Studies 3
Ch. 2 Defining Cases 13
Ch. 3 Measures of Disease Frequency and Risk 25
Ch. 4 Making Comparisons: Moving From Rates to Inference 37
Ch. 5 Drawing Conclusions 49
Ch. 6 Chance 61
Ch. 7 Confounding 75
Ch. 8 Bias - The Silent Menace 87
Ch. 9 Collating the Evidence 99
Ch. 10 Evaluating Services 109
Ch. 11 Inflammatory Skin Diseases I: Atopic Dermatitis 125
Ch. 12 Inflammatory Skin Diseases II: The Dermato-Epidemiology of Contact Dermatitis 145
Ch. 13 Inflammatory Skin Diseases III: Acne 163
Ch. 14 Inflammatory Skin Diseases IV: Psoriasis 175
Ch. 15 Skin Cancer I: Melanoma and Nevi 191
Ch. 16 Skin Cancer II: Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer 209
Ch. 17 Dermato-Epidemiology of the Immunobullous Diseases 223
Ch. 18 Skin Infections I: Pyoderma 239
Ch. 19 Skin Infections II: Fungi 253
Ch. 20 Skin Infections III: The Epidemiology of Human Cutaneous Papillomavirus Infections 269
Ch. 21 Skin Infections IV: Leprosy - The Epidemiology of a Disease That Cuts 285
Ch. 22 The Dermato-Epidemiology of Ectoparasitic Infections 295
Ch. 23 Chronic Leg Ulceration 313
Ch. 24 The Epidemiology of Serious Cutaneous Drug Reactions 329
Ch. 25 The Challenges of Dermato-Epidemiology 343
Index 353

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