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| STAT0740-2 | Statistical methods in epidemiology
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 20h Pr |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Epidemology, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 6 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Promoting Public Health and the Environment, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 6 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Management of Healthcare Institutions, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 6 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Human Sexuality, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 6 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Hospital and Perfusion Technology, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 6 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Intensive Care and Emergency Room Care, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 6 |
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| Holder(s) : | Adelin Albert |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | Statistics and epidemiology. Estimation - sampling techniques - Association bewteen a risk factor and a disease (relative rik and odds ratio) - Confounding factors - Survival analysis (Kaplan-Meier survival curves). From simple to advanced statistical methods. |
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| Course objective : | The course is intended to give students a solid statistical background in epidemiology. The importance of the use of appropriate statistical methods in designing public health surveys and epidemiological studies, as well as in analysing the results, will be stressed. |
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| Prerequisites : | Students should have some basic knowledge in epidemiologya nd in biostatistics. The course will be helpful for a course in advanced epidemiology. |
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| Workshops : | Each theoretical course will be followed by a practical where the student will be able to apply the methods taught. |
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| Organization : | The course is usually taught during the second quadrimester. |
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| Written notes : | Elementary lecture notes are available (cost 5 EUR).
Textbooks
- Statistical Methods in Epidemiology. H.A. Kahn et C.T. Sempos. Oxford University Press, 1989.
- Modern Epidemiology. K.Y. Rothman et S. Greenland. Lippincott-Raven 1998.
- Statistics for Epidemiology. N. P. Jewell. Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2004. |
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| Assessment : | Written exam (4h). Students can use their lecture notes. |
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| Contacts : | Adelin ALBERT (Professeur ordinaire), Département des Sciences de la Santé Publique (DSSP) - Informatique Médicale et Biostatistique (IMBS)
CHU Sart Tilman (B35)
4000 Liège.
Tél: 04-366.25.91/90
Fax: 04-366.25.96
Email: aalbert@ulg.ac.be
Practicals:
Mme Laurence SEIDEL
Tél: 04-366.25.95
Email: Laurence.Seidel@ulg.ac.be |
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