Introduction to Epidemiology and Study Designs (B101.20.25)

- Basic terms in demography (sex and age structure of the population, birth and death rates, life expectancy and infant mortality) 

- Study designs we cover: Cross-sectional, cohort and case-control studies, intervention studies and diagnostic accuracy studies 

- Basic quantities in epidemiology: Prevalence, incidence rates (crude and age-adjusted), risk ratio, risk difference, number needed to treat, odds ratio, sensitivity, specificity

Basic terms in demography (sex and age structure of the population, birth and death rates, life expectancy and infant mortality) read more: https://www.public-health-edu.ch/moduldetails?cc=B101.20.24&zuteilung=bern&jahr=2024&lang=en