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American Journal of Epidemiology 2005 161(6):604-605; doi:10.1093/aje/kwi081
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American Journal of Epidemiology Copyright © 2005 by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health All rights reserved

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A History of Epidemiologic Methods and Concepts

Edited by Alfredo Morabia ISBN 3-7643-6818-7, Birkhäser Verlag, Basel, Switzerland (Website: www.birkhauser.ch), 2004, 405 pp., $119.00 (softcover)

Jonathan M. Samet

Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205

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Surprisingly little has been written on the history of epidemiology. A 1980 volume edited by Abraham Lillienfeld presents a series of essays, Rosen's history of public health covers highlights, and biographies have been written on some key figures: Snow, Chadwick, Goldberger, and Frost, for example. Yet, there has not been a single volume that attempted to cover the topic, nor even a comprehensive review to recommend to students. Alfredo Morabia has taken a step toward addressing this gap by . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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