American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 153, No. 8 : 821-822
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Epidemiology: Beyond the Basics
Department of Public Health Sciences Guy's, King's and St. Thomas's School of Medicine King's College London London SE1 3QD, United Kingdom
When epidemiology began to assert its place as a significant scientific discipline in the mid-20th century, there were few texts to assist students or their teachers. Indeed, the methods and rigors of the discipline were just beginning to be defined and refined. Consequently, most teachers had to develop their own class notes and exercises. Over the next 23 decades, a number of "introductory" texts appeared, aimed largely at the needs of undergraduate students and those such as clinicians with an "amateur" or "beginner's" interest in the subject. Other texts of
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