Table 1 Selected standard epidemiology textbooks, classified as ’pure’, ‘extended’ or ‘applied
Author | Year of publication and edition | Title | Type | Country of authors’ or editors’ origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pure texts | ||||
Ahrens, W, and Pigeot, I [14] | 2013, 2nd | Handbook of epidemiology | Multi-authored edited compendium | Germany |
Gerstman, BB [15] | 2003, 2nd | Epidemiology kept simple: an introduction to traditional and modern epidemiology | Monograph | USA |
Koepsell, TD, and Weiss, NS [12] | 2003 | Epidemiologic methods: studying the occurrence of illness | Co-authored monograph | USA |
Hennekens, CH, and Buring, JE [16] | 1987 | Epidemiology in medicine | Edited co-authored monograph | USA |
Lilienfeld, DE, and Stolley, PD [13] | 1994, 3rd | Foundations of epidemiology | Co-authored monograph | USA |
MacMahon, B, and Trichopolous, D [17] | 1996, 2nd | Epidemiology: principles and methods | Co-authored monograph | USA |
Merrill, RM and Timmreck, TC [18] | 2002, 3rd | An introduction to epidemiology | Monograph | USA |
Miettinen, O [19] | 1985 | Theoretical epidemiology: principles of occurrence research in medicine | Monograph | Finland/Canada |
Rothman KJ, et al.[10] | 2008, 3rd | Modern epidemiology | Multi-authored1 co-edited volume | USA |
Szklo, M, and Nieto, FJ [11] | 2012, 3rd | Epidemiology: beyond the basics | Multi-authored monograph | USA |
Extended texts | ||||
Bonita, R, et al.[20] | 2006, 2nd | Basic epidemiology | Multi-authored monograph | Australia |
Bhopal, R [21] | 2008, 2nd | Concepts of epidemiology: an integrated introduction to the ideas, theories, principles and methods of epidemiology | Monograph | UK |
Esteve, J, et al. [22] | 1994 | Descriptive epidemiology statistical methods in cancer research | Multi-authored monograph | France |
Farmer, R and Lawrenson, R [23] | 2004, 5th | Epidemiology and public health medicine | Co-authored monograph | UK |
Friis, RH and Sellers, TA [24] | 2008, 4th | Epidemiology for public health practice | Co-authored monograph | USA |
Gordis, L [25] | 2009, 3rd | Epidemiology | Monograph | USA |
Moon, G, et al.[26] | 2000 | Epidemiology: an introduction | Multi-authored monograph | UK |
Rossignol, A [27] | 2005 | Principles and practice of epidemiology: an engaged approach | Monograph | USA |
Webb, P and Bain, C [28] | 2010, 2nd | Essential epidemiology | Multi-authored monograph | Australia |
Vetter, N, and Matthews, I [29] | 1999 | Epidemiology and public health medicine | Co-authored monograph | UK |
Applied texts | ||||
Brownson, RC, and Petitti, DB [30] | 2006, 2nd | Applied epidemiology: theory to practice | Multi-authored co-edited volume | USA |
Carr, S et al.[31] | 2007, 2nd | An introduction to public health and epidemiology | Multi-authored monograph | UK |
Detels, R et al.[32] | 2009, 5th | Oxford textbook of public health: the methods of public health | Multi-authored edited compendium | USA, UK, New Zealand and the Philippines |
Donaldson, LJ and Scally, G [33] | 2009, 3rd | Donaldson’s essential public health | Co-authored monograph | UK |
Gillam, S et al.[34] | 2007 | Essential public health: theory and practice | Multi-authored monograph | UK |
Kerr, C et al.[35] | 1998 | Handbook of public health methods | Multi-authored co-edited volume | Australia |
Pomerleau, J and McKee, M [36] | 2005 | Issues in public health | Co-edited volume | UK |
Schneider, M-J [37] | 2010, 3rd | Introduction to public health | Monograph | USA |
Spasoff, RA [38] | 1999 | Epidemiologic methods for health policy | Monograph | Canada |
Tulchinsky, TH and Varavikova, EH [39] | 2008, 2nd | The new public health | Co-authored monograph | Israel/Russia |