Related Sites, Epidemiology
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Organizations and Societies
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY http://www.acepidemiology.org/ Professional organization dedicated to continued education and advocacy for epidemiologists. Site provides continuing educational information, current news, etc. |
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ASSOCIATION FOR PROFESSIONALS IN INFECTION CONTROL AND EPIDEMIOLOGY, INC. http://apic.org/ Site includes online courses, e-learning, and products. |
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EPIDEMIOLOGY PROGRAM OFFICE http://www.cdc.gov/epo/ Home page of the Epidemiology Program Office of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. |
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INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY NETWORK http://www.inclen.org/ INCLEN's web site presents information about the organization: news, programs and activities, research, meetings, publications, and participating medical centers. |
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THE INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION http://www.dundee.ac.uk/iea/Home.htm Presents information about the Association, membership information, reports, news, courses & meetings, links to related web sites. |
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SOCIETY FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH http://www.epiresearch.org/ Presents information about the Society, news, publications, meetings, and links to related Web sites. |
Journals and Other Publications
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY http://aje.oupjournals.org/ The American Journal of Epidemiology is the premier epidemiological journal devoted to the publication of empirical research findings, methodological developments in the field of epidemiological research, and opinion pieces. |
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BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION http://www.who.int/bulletin/ Includes full text articles. Published monthly by the World Health Organization and includes articles on a wide range of global health issues. |
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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/index.htm Biweekly journal published by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention that tracks and analyzes disease trends. Site includes a search engine, abstracts of articles, and full text of recent articles. |
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EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION http://titles.cambridge.org/journals/journal_catalogue.asp?mnemonic=hyg Publishes original reports and reviews on all aspects of infection in man and animals, book reviews. Free access to tables of contents and abstracts, 1997-present. |
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EPIDEMIOLOGY AT NEWSTROVE.COM http://epidemiology.newstrove.com/ A directory of headline web links to US newspaper articles on epidemiology. |
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0393-2990/ Publishes original and review articles, brief reports and proceedings of relevant symposia. Covers different fields of epidemiology of communicable and non-communicable diseases and their control. Free access to TOCs and abstracts, 1997-present. |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY http://ije.oupjournals.org/ Publishes original articles, editorials, reviews, brief reports, letters, book reviews. Free access to TOCs, abstracts, and selected full text, 1975-present. Access to all full text articles restricted to subscribers. Free subscription to eTOCs. |
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JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH http://jech.bmjjournals.com/ Publishes original papers, leading articles, reviews and short papers concerned with the study and improvement of communities worldwide. Free access to TOCs and abstracts, 1978-present. |
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WEEKLY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RECORD http://www.who.int/wer/ The World Health Organization (WHO) Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) serves as an essential instrument for the rapid and accurate dissemination of epidemiological information on cases and outbreaks of diseases under the International Health Regulations and on other communicable diseases of public health importance, including the newly emerging or re-emerging infections. The WER is distributed every Friday in a bilingual English/French edition. |
Educational/Reference
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THE “BAD BUG BOOK” http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. It brings together in one place information from the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service, and the National Institutes of Health. |
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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/ These data cover the prevalence of risk factors for disease on both the national and state level and are collected annually and reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
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CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE GLOSSARY http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/courses-jmgay/GlossClinEpiEBM.htm Has links to other online dictionaries and glossaries as well. |
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DIVISION OF HIV/ AIDS PREVENTION — SURVEILLANCE http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/surveillance.htm Data of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention on HIV disease and AIDS in the United States include case definitions, statistics, and information on populations at risk |
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EPIDEMIOLOGY DATA SERVICE CENTER http://www.biostat.mcw.edu/EDSC/ Presents reports, census data, database resource catalog, news, and a directory of web resources. Health Policy Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin. |
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EPIDEMIOLOGY LINKS http://www.epibiostat.ucsf.edu/epidem/epidem.html#COM Extensive listing of links arranged by category. |
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EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/epcix.htm This site provides a compendium of clinical practice guidelines that have been developed by the United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on a wide range of topics as the result of meta-analyses. |
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GLOSSARY http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j.swinton1/jonathan/Academic/glossary.html Dictionary of terms used in ecological epidemiology. |
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GUIDELINES FOR GOOD EPIDEMIOLOGY PRACTICES FOR DRUG, DEVICE, AND VACCINE RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/ddil/gep_PE.html This site provides guidelines for good epidemiologic practice as developed by the international Society for Pharmacoepidemiology. |
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HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 ONLINE DOCUMENTS http://www.health.gov/HEALTHYPEOPLE/DOCUMENT/ Healthy People 2010 is the prevention agenda for the United States. It contains a set of national objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce those threats. |
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MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT (MMWR) SUMMARY OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/summary.html This site presents the annually published Summary of Notifiable Diseases in the United States, with national and state statistics, figures and trends over time. |
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NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE — STATISTICAL PUBLICATIONS http://seer.cancer.gov/publications/ This site presents a list of publications from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program of the National Cancer Institute, including the annual report of cancer incidence and mortality statistics. |
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS FAST STATS http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/Default.htm Alphabetical listing of statistics that includes information on specific geographic areas and particular diseases. |
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS DATA http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hus/hus.htm Collection of health statistics for the United States. |
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES TRAVELERS’ HEALTH http://www.cdc.gov/travel/ This site contains information for travelers to various international destinations, including specifics on outbreaks, various diseases and recommendations on vaccinations. |
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NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm This site presents data from an annual national survey of the health of the population of the United States, including information on general health, risk factors for disease, and the use of medical care. |
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OCCUPATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY http://www.agius.com/hew/resource/occepi.htm This site provides a brief tutorial with links to other relevant sources of information. |
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SUPERCOURSE — EPIDEMIOLOGY http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/ The University of Pittsburgh’s collection of basic lectures is well illustrated and updated regularly. Contributors from around the world submit lectures, which cover topics ranging from study design to the epidemiology of specific diseases. |
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION STATISTICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (WHOSIS) http://www3.who.int/whosis/menu.cfm The WHO Statistical Information System is a guide to health and health-related epidemiological and statistical information available from the World Health Organization, and elsewhere. Most WHO technical programmes make statistical information available, and they will be linked from here. You also have the possibility to search by keywords within the WHOSIS or throughout the entire WHO site. |
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