Textbook of Pharmacoepidemiology

Pharmacoepidemiology originally arose from the union of the fields of clinical pharmacology and epidemiology. Pharmacoepidemiology studies the use of and the effects of medical products in large numbers of peopleand applies the methods of epidemiology to the content area of clinical pharmacology. This field represents the science underlyingstudies of the effects of medical products (such asdrugs, biologicals,anddevices)in real world use. Strom'sTextbook ofPharmacoepidemiologymeetstheincreasing need for people to be trained in the field.Designed to meet the need of students, this textbook offersan approach that focuses on the core of the discipline, providing a focused educational resource for students.The book is designed forstudents at all levels: upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and others who are learning the field.Case examplesfeature inmost chapters,andall chapters includekey pointsand alist of further reading. Fully revised and updated throughout,Textbook ofPharmacoepidemiology, 3rdeditionisa useful introduction and resource forstudents of pharmacoepidemiology, both those enrolled in formal classes and those learning in "the real world," who will respond to the challenges that they encounter.