Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- understand the basic concepts, principles and methods of epidemiologic research
- be able to assess mental health and associated factors by calculating and interpreting various measures of occurrence and associations
- recognize and be able to describe the main epidemiologic study designs (cross-sectional, cohort, case-control and clinical trial approaches) and data sources
- understand the principles of critical evaluation of epidemiologic studies, including assessing the possibility of bias, confounding and other limitations in a study.
- Opettaja
Laura Kortesoja