Chapter 1 Introduction
1��1 Brief history of clinical epidemiology
1��2 Definition of clinical epidemiology
1��3 Roles of clinical epidemiology
1��4 Methodology of clinical epidemiologic study
1��5 Characteristics of clinical epidemiology

Chapter 2 Distribution of Disease
2��1 Measures of disease frequency
2��2 Epidemic disease occurrence
2��3 Distribution of disease by time��place and person

Chapter 3 Descriptive Study
3��1 Introduction
3��2 Case and case series report
3��3 Cross-sectional study
3��4 Ecological study

Chapter 4 Cohort Study
4��1 Introduction
4��2 Design of a cohort study
4��3 Data collection and analysis
4��4 Common bias and controlling
4��5 Advantages and disadvantages of cohort studies
4��6 Example of a cohort study

Chapter 5 Case-Control Studies
5��1 Overview of case-control studies
5��2 Design of case-control studies
5��3 Data collection and analysis
5��4 Common bias and controlling
5��5 Advantage and disadvantage of the case-control study

Chapter 6 Experimental Epidemiology
6��1 Basic ideas of experimental study
6��2 Clinical trial
6��3 Field trial
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Chapter 7 Screening and Diagnostic Tests
Chapter 8 Bias and Interaction
Chapter 9 Cause of Disease and Causal Inference
Chapter 10 Disease prevention and surveillance
Chapter 11 Communicable Diseases Epidemiology
Chapter 12 Epidemiology of Non-communicable Disease
Chapter 13 Epidemiology of Public Health Emergencies
Chapter 14 Molecular Epidemiology
Chapter 15 Pharmacoepidemiology
Chapter 16 Evidence-based Medicine and Systematic Review
Chapter 17 Disease Prognosis
Chapter 18 Nosocomial Infections
Chapter 19 Epidemiology Design in Clinical Research
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