7th Edition By David D Celentano; Moyses Szklo
Chapters 1 - 20 Complete
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Dynamics of Disease Transmission
Chapter 3 The Occurrence of Disease
Chapter 4 The Occurrence of Disease
Chapter 5 Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Diagnostic and
Screening Tests
Chapter 6 The Natural History of Disease
Chapter 7 Observational Studies
Chapter 8 Cohort Studies
Chapter 9 Comparing Cohort and Case-Control Studies
Chapter 10 Assessing Preventive and Therapeutic Measures
Chapter 11 Randomized Trials
Chapter 12 Estimating Risk
Chapter 13 More on Risk
Chapter 14 From Association to Causation
Chapter 15 More on Causal Inference
Chapter 16 Identifying the Roles of Genetic and Environmental
Factors in Disease Causation
Chapter 17 Using Epidemiology to Evaluate Health Services
Chapter 18 Epidemiologic Approach to Evaluating Screening
Programs
Chapter 19 Epidemiology and Public Policy
Chapter 20 Ethical and Professional Issues in Epidemiology
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,Chapter 01: Introduction
Celentano: Gordis Epidemiology, 7th Edition Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
a. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger than the age of 1
year
b. Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma (bone
cancer)
c. Screening for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy
d. Sexual education program in elementary schools
e. Increasing taxes for
buying cigarettes
ANSWER: B
Surgical amputation of an extremity with osteosarcoma
(bone cancer) is an example in which when a disease is
present the treatment (amputation) is done to reduce the
impact of disease by preventing the tumor from
dissemination. Vaccination for rotavirus for children younger
than the age of 1 year, sexual education program in
elementary schools, and increasing taxes for buying
cigarettes represent examples of primary prevention.
Screening for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of
pregnancy is an example of secondary prevention.
2. This
historic character observed that childbed fever mortality
more common among women treated by physicians and
medical students compared with women treated by midwives.
, Based on his observations, he implemented a hand wash
policy that resulted in adecrease in mortality. Name the
character that we are talking about.
a. John Snow
b. Edward Jenner
c. D.A. Henderson
d. Leon Gordis
e. Ignaz
Semmelweis
ANSWER: E
Ignaz Semmelweis identified that medical students and
physicians transmitted the disease by not washing their
hands after examining bodies at autopsies and conducting
multiple examinations in the clinic.
3. Thanksto the contributions of Edward Jenner, the
following disease was eradicated later by efforts organized
by D.A. Henderson:
a. Cholera
b. Smallpox
c. Chickenpox
d. Polio
e. Zika
.