ActivEpi 2.0

Reseña del editor

ActivEpi is a complete multimedia presentation on CD-ROM of the material found in an introductory epidemiology course. Created by David G. Kleinbaum, a very successful textbook author and internationally renowned teacher of epidemiology and biostatistics, ActivEpi includes 15 lessons and over 50 hours of content. ActivEpi can be used in a variety of teaching formats: distance learning, self-paced learning on-campus courses, and short courses. Also, virtually all of the textual material on the ActivEpi CD-ROM is included in the ActivEpi Companion Textbook, which is also available for purchase from Springer.

Biografía del autor

David G. Kleinbaum is Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health and holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina.

Lawrence L. Kupper is Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health and holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina. Drs. Kleinbaum and Kupper have worked on the development of applications of statistical methods to epidemiology for over ten years. They have conducted several epidemiological research studies and published their work in Biometrics and the American Journal of Epidemiology, among others. Their short course on the subject of this book is in high demand in the U.S. and internationally. They are also the authors of Applied Regression Analysis (Duxbury Press, 1977).

Hal Morgenstern is Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Yale University School of Public Health. Dr. Morgenstern's work focuses on epidemiologic research methods and he has published extensively on the subject in the American Journal of Epidemiology, the International Journal of Epidemiology, Biometrics and the Journal of Community Health. Much of his research is applied to planning and policy issues, as well as to cardiovascular disease and to senile dementia. Dr. Morgenstern holds a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina, as well as degrees in Architecture from M.I.T. and in Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina.