Description: Lecture, two hours. Requisite: course 100 or Public Health 200A. Discussion of strategies for increasing sensitivity and validity of epidemiologic studies. Covers issues that led to methodologic articles authored by instructor; nature of articles themselves; subsequent studies that have used suggested approaches; and any modification of methods that have been proposed. Students are expected to have basic training on epidemiological study designs and methods. S/U or letter grading.

Units: 2.0