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Title: Epidemiology: Beyond the Basics by M. Szklo, F. Javier Nieto, Moyses Szklo ISBN: 0-7637-4722-X Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $61.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: Advanced topics, excellent examples, bad writing
Comment: This textbook covers advanced epidemiology concepts that are necessary for anyone involved in research. It has excellent examples and a logical layout. The major drawback to this book is the writing style-- it is "scientifically" written (translation: hard to read).

The sentences are unnecessarily long, full of unnecessary prepositions and fluff, redundant, and they repeat themselves (see what I mean?).

The following example:

"Consequently, and as underscored in the sections that follow, the interpretation of the multiple regression coefficients is similar for all these models, varying only with regard to the outcome variable."

Could simply be:

Consequently, the multiple regression coefficients for all these models have similar interpretations, varying only by outcome variable.

This textbook gets a 5 for content and a 2 for style.

Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent
Comment: I can't speak highly enough of this book or its authors. This is a very well-written, efficient explanation of some very advanced epidemiologic concepts. I use it to study for exams and as a reference for my own studies.

Rating: 1
Summary: Worst epidemiology book that I have ever read.
Comment: He introduces a lot of his own idea/thoughts which are not currently acceptable by any references/texts on epidemiology. I bought it because it was a required text by my course instructor. Interaction/confounding section confused me a lot, since what he wrote in the previous section was not compatible with what was written in the next even though both are on the same topics.

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