Applied Epigenomic Epidemiology Essentials: A Guide to Study Design and Conduct

This applied clinical medicine and public health text introduces the fundamental concepts in epidemiological investigation and demonstrates how to integrate emerging research on epigenomics into practice.

Format: Unspecified
Length: 314 pages
Publication date: 01 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Epidemiology plays a crucial strategic role in facilitating and driving evidence discovery in all domains of human health, with the ultimate goal of improving patient and public health through disease control and health promotion practices. It emphasizes the profound transformation that the human body and the ecosystem undergo as a result of social structure, environment, daily challenges, and genetic mutations. The first part of this text delves into the origin of epidemiology, its relationship with medicine and public health, and its role in assessing disease distribution as occurrence or frequency, risk factors, treatment, and management. The primary focus of this text is to explore the assessment of how gene and environment interactions, known as epigenomic modulations, aberrantly predispose to morbidity, prognosis, survival, and mortality at the individual and specific population levels.

This text presents a novel approach primarily based on epigenomic modulations in the application of epidemiologic investigation in disease incidence, morbidity, and mortality at a specific population level for graduate education in public health and clinical sciences, as well as medical education. By integrating emerging research on epigenomics into practice, this text equips readers with the knowledge and skills necessary to address complex health challenges and advance public health outcomes.

Weight: 532g
Dimension: 163 x 235 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367556273