Preliminary Contents Preface - Wolfgang Ahrens, Iris Pigeot.Foreword - John M. Last.Introduction - Wolfgang Ahrens, Klaus Krickeberg, Iris Pigeot.1. Concepts and Methodological Approaches in Epidemiology 1.1. Basic Concepts - Kenneth J. Rothman, Sander Greenland1.2. Risk Measures - Jacques Benichou, Mari Palta1.3. Descriptive Studies - Donald M. Parkin, Freddie Bray1.4. Use of Routine Data and Disease Registries - Mans Rosen, Timo Hakulinen 1.5. Cohort Studies - Anthony B. Miller, David C. Goff Jr. Karin Bammann, Pascal Wild1.6. Case Control Studies - Norman E. Breslow1.7. Modern Study Designs - Philip H. Kass, Ellen B. Gold1.8. Intervention Trials - Silvia Franceschi, Martyn Plummer1.9. Confounding and Interaction - Neal Pearce, Sander Greenland1.10. Epidemiological Field Work in Population-Based Studies - Arlene Fink1.11. Exposure Assessment - Sylvaine Cordier, Patricia Stewart1.12. Design and Planning of Epidemiological Studies - Pascal Wild1.13. Quality Control and Good Epidemiological Practice - Preetha Rajaraman, Jonathan M. Samet 2. Statistical Methods in Epidemiology 2.1. Sample Size Determination in Epidemiologic Studies- Janet D. Elashoff, Stanley Lemeshow2.2. General Principles of Data Analysis - Heiko Becher2.3. Regression Mehtods for Epidemiologic Analysis - Sander Greenland2.4. Survival Analysis - Peter Sasieni2.5. Measurement Error - Jeffrey S. Buzas, Leonard A. Stefanski, Tor D. Tosteson2.6. Missing Data - Geert Molenberghs, Caroline Beunckens, Ivy Jansen, Herbert Thijs, Geert Verbeke, Michael G. Kenward2.7. Meta Analysis - Maria Blettner, Peter Schlattmann 2.8. Geographical Epidemiology - John F. Bithell3. Applications in Epidemiology 3.1. Social Epidemiology - Tarani Chandola, Michael Marmot3.2. Occupational Epidemiology - Franco Merletti, Dario Mirabelli, Lorenzo Richiardi 3.3. Environmental Epidemiology - Lothar Kreienbrock3.4. Nutritional Epidemiology - Dorothy Mackerras, Barrie M. Margetts3.5. Reproductive Epidemiology - JAA rn Olsen, Olga Basso3.6. Molecular Epidemiology - Paolo Vineis, Guiseppe Matullo, Marianne Berwick3.7. Genetic Epidemiology - Heike Bickeboller3.8. Clinical Epidemiology - Holger J. Schunemann, Gordon H. Guyatt 3.9. Pharmacoepidemiology - Edeltraut Garbe, Samy Suissa 3.10. Screening - Anthony B. Miller3.11. Prevention and Health Promotion - John W. Farquhar, Stephen P. Fortmann4. Research Areas in Epidemiology 4.1. Infectious Diseases - Susanne Straif-Bourgois, Raoult Ratard 4.2. Cardiovascular Diseases - Darwin R. Labarthe4.3. Cancer Epidemiology - Paolo Boffetta4.4. Musculoskeletal Disorders - Hilkka Riihimaki4.5. Health Systems Research - Thomas Schafer, Christian Gericke, Reinhard Busse4.6. Epidemiology in Developing Countries Part A: Klaus Krickeberg, Part B: Anita Kar, Asit Kumar Chakraborty4.7. Ethical Aspects of Epidemiological Research - Hubert G. Leufkens, Johannes J.M. van Delden