Molecular tools and infectious disease epidemiology / Betsy Foxman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction and historical perspective -- How molecular tools enhance epidemiologic studies -- Applications of molecular tools to infectious disease epidemiology -- A primer of epidemiologic study designs -- A primer of molecular biology -- Molecular tools -- Omics analyses in molecular epidemiologic studies -- Determining the reliability and validity and interpretation of a measure in the study populations -- Designing and implementing a molecular epidemiologic study -- Study conduct -- Think about data analysis when planning a study -- Human and animal subject protection, biorepositories, biosafety considerations, and professional ethics -- Future directions.

Public health