Greatest Hits Public Health
and Epidemiology Books
Epidemiology - general
 Epidemiology
by Leon Gordis & Larry McGrew (editor). Basic epidemiology book with practical problems. Very good
to get basic understanding.
 Modern Epidemiology by Rothman. More advanced epi text, kind of dry but has
a lot of solid information.
Public health - general
 A
History of Public Health Good basic history of public health over the
last few hundred years worldwide (important vaccine trials, public health
disasters, etc.)
 The
Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett. From a journalist's point of view
(I think she may also have a public health degree) this is the survey of
"coming public health plagues" which the world should be considering.
 Control
of Communicable Diseases Manual by Abraham Benenson.
Specific diseases
 The
White Plague. Insightful look at tuberculosis.
 And
the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS epidemic by Randy Shilts.
A look at the HIV epidemic.
Health information & issues in developing countries
 Developing Countries: Disease Control Priorities. Good (& expensive) text which for each major disease
in developing world gives prevalence, life cycle, epidemiology, transmission,
diagnosis, treatment, prevention, public health considerations, and future
prognosis. If you just want the gist, there is also a  UN Summary
 World
Development Report 1993: Investing in Health by World Bank.
 State
of the World's Children 1998 by UNICEF. Gives child health statistics
for many countries.
Demographic health survey: Bangladesh Surveys of basic health statistics
for Bangladesh. From the country series.
Methodology
 Biostatistics:
A Foundation for Analysis in the Health Sciences by Wayne Daniels.
Basic biostatistics text which gives basic analysis techniques.
 Clinical Trials: Design, Conduct and Analysis by Curtis L. Meinert. Specifics
on how to conduct effective clinical trials.
 Clinical
Trials Dictionary: Terminology & Usage by Curtis L. Meinert
 Case-Control Studies
by Schlesselman. How to conduct & analyze case control studies.
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