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A Dictionary of Epidemiology 7th Edition
Author(s): Miquel Porta (Author)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: April 30, 2026
- Edition: 7th
- Language: English
- Print length: 384 pages
- ISBN-10: 019766363X
- ISBN-13: 9780197663639
Book Description
An essential guidebook for students, scientists, clinicians, and public health professionals, critically updated and revised in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and newly emerging concepts in global public health.
This seventh edition of A Dictionary of Epidemiology 7th Edition features new and updated definitions on a wide variety of concepts, including terms that proved essential during and after the COVID-19 pandemic as well as emerging concepts on statistics and research methods. Sponsored by the International Epidemiological Association (IEA), this book remains the essential reference for anyone studying or working in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, medicine, data sciences, or the growing number of health sciences in which epidemiologic skills are now required.
More than just a dictionary, this text is an essential guidebook to the state of the science. It offers the most current, authoritative definitions of terms central to biomedical and public health literature – with updated definitions on terms from airborne infection and syndemic to real world and target trial. As epidemiology continues to change and grow,
A Dictionary of Epidemiology will remain its book of record.Editorial Reviews
Review
“A crucial addtion to any library or epidemiologist’s bookshelf.” –CHOICE “A required tool for any student of the discipline. New students found definitions from the book to be approachable and quite clear. Students further along in their studies appreciated the straightforward definitions. The fun I experience in perusing the Dictionary is based in my ability to quickly grasp the meaning of critical terms. The vast majority of definitions are limited to a few concise, comprehendible lines, written in laymen’s language.” –American Journal of Epidemiology “This is an absolute mine of information. The reach of this book is enormous, and I for one will always have it on the lowest of my book shelves within easy reach. This is an excellent way of refreshing, revising, and reminding yourself when memory has faded a little. It is a ‘must-have’ for any serious epidemiologist or student of epidemiology.” –Public Health
About the Author
Miquel Porta is a physician, epidemiologist, and scholar from Barcelona who works on molecular, clinical and environmental epidemiology, and has promoted the integration of biological, clinical, and epidemiological knowledge internationally. He teaches and conducts research at several global institutions, mostly in the Americas and Europe.
