PHPH 7275 - Chronic Disease Epidemiology

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: PHPH 7011.
Description
This course focuses on review of major issues in chronic disease epidemiology, summarization of relevant pathology and analogies of population determinants and strategies for prevention. Topics include risk factors, trends, interventions and health care issues. An interdisciplinary approach to prevention and control will be addressed. Readings and discussions on classical and contemporary research papers in cardiovascular diseases will be emphasized throughout the course.