This course covers basic epidemiologic methods and concepts, including study design, calculation and interpretation of basic measures of disease frequency and measures of association, sources of inaccuracy in experimental and observational studies, causal inference, and an introduction to the evaluation and interpretation of epidemiological data. Students will discuss past and recent publications and apply their understanding of abstract concepts and specific quantitative methods to the interpretation and critique of published work.
Co-Instructors: Silvina Choumenkovitch and Gita Singh