The Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in the Developed and Developing World

SPH EP 784

This course is designed for those students who have an interest in the epidemiology and control of tuberculosis in the developed and developing world. The course will survey both the history of this storied disease as well as state of the art knowledge of tuberculosis (including molecular epidemiologic techniques) and will emphasize epidemiologic principles and methods including: estimation of the incidence of primary tuberculosis, estimation of the incidence of reactivation tuberculosis, study design, and sources of bias. The course will also give the student practice and feedback in the critical review of epidemiologic studies in this area.

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