Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Epidemiology: from Hippocrates to the human genome / J. Yarnell, A. Evans -- 2 Basic epidemiological tools / J. Yarnell, P. McCarron, A. Evans, M. Donnelly, and D. O'Reilly -- 3 Epidemiological studies / J. Yarnell -- 4 Data analysis in epidemiology / G. Cran and C. Paterson -- 5 Screening for disease / A. Gavin, H. Dolk, W. Moore, and J. Yarnell -- 6 Circulatory diseases / J. Yarnell -- 7 Respiratory system / J. Yarnell -- 8 Nutritional, endocrine, and metabolic diseases / J. Yarnell -- 9 Digestive system / L. Murray and B. Johnston -- 10 Renal system / E. Reaney, F. Kee, and P. Maxwell -- 11 Neurologic disease / P. McCarron, S. Hawkins, J. Morrow, and J. Parkes -- 12 Mental disorders / M. Donnelly and Sinéad McGilloway -- 13 Musculoskeletal diseases / L. Murray, P. McCarron, and F. Kee -- 14 Maternal and child health / M. Scott, H. Dolk, and A. Gavin -- 15 Neoplasms / A. Gavin, K Bailie, L. Murray, and J. Yarnell -- 16 Infectious diseases / B. Smyth, F. Kee, and J. Yarnell -- 17 Social and behavioural factors in disease / D. O'Reilly, J. Yarnell, and B. Gaffney -- 18 Genetic epidemiology / P. McCarron, A. Evans, F. Kee, C. Patterson, and J. Yarnell -- 19 Oral health / R. Freeman, G. Linden, J. James, and J. Briggs -- 20 Clinical epidemiology and evidence-based practice / K. Bailie, L. Murray, J. Yarnell, and W. Moore -- 21 Epidemiology in public-health practice / W. Moore, D. O'Reilly, D. Stewart, F. Kee and J. Yarnell -- Glossary -- Index.