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https://epidemiology-education.nl/
Contact details: Educational Office Epidemiology
E-mail:
msc-epidemiology@umcutrecht.nl
Registration:
https://epidemiology-education.nl/ – learning environment
Lecturer(s):
Name, faculty/department, participation (%) in course
C. Uiterwaal, MD, PhD, Julius Centrum, docent
D.J.J. Heederik, PhD, IRAS, docent
M.J.M. Bonten, MD, PhD, Julius Centrum, docent
M. Nielen, PhD, Diergeneeskunde, docent
A.W. Hoes, MD, PhD, Julius Centrum, docent
H.G.M. Leufkens, PharmD, PhD, Farmacie, docent
Course description:
This course provides insight in the basic terminology and principles used in epidemiology. The course starts with the history and design of epidemiological research, and the different measures of frequency and association. Also, the principles of bias and confounding are addressed. In the second part of the course, epidemiological fields of research as covered at UMC Utrecht and Utrecht University are presented.
Literature/study material used:
K.J. Rothman, Epidemiology – An Introduction, Oxford University Press.
Mandatory for students in own Master’s programme:
Epidemiology & Epidemiology Postgraduate
Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
Yes
Prerequisite knowledge:
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