Contributors |
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Foreword |
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Preface |
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About the companion website |
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Part 1: Gastrointestinal Diseases and Disorders: The Public Health Perspective |
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1 The Burden of Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Around the World, |
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Part 2: How to Critically Read the Gastrointestinal Epidemiology Literature |
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Introduction and Overview, |
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17 | (1) |
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2 How to Read a Cohort Study, |
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18 | (12) |
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3 How to Read a Case-Control Study, |
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30 | (9) |
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4 How to Read a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial, |
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39 | (9) |
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5 How to Read a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, |
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48 | (10) |
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6 How to Decide if Any of This Matters, |
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58 | (9) |
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Part 3: How to Do Clinical Research in GI |
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7 How to Develop and Validate a GI Questionnaire, |
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67 | (8) |
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8 How to Do Population-Based Studies and Survey Research, |
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75 | (8) |
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9 How to Find and Apply Large Databases for Epidemiologic Research, |
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83 | (15) |
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10 How to Do Genetic and Molecular Epidemiologic Research, |
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98 | (8) |
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106 | (7) |
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12 Randomized Controlled Trials, |
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113 | (8) |
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Part 4: Epidemiology of Major GI Diseases |
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13 Epidemiology of GERD, Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Cancer, |
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121 | (14) |
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14 Epidemiology of Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Peptic Ulcer Disease and Gastric Cancer, |
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135 | (23) |
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15 Epidemiology of Dyspepsia, |
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158 | (14) |
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16 Epidemiology of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, |
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172 | (13) |
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17 Epidemiology of Celiac Disease, |
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185 | (11) |
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18 Measuring Utilization of Endoscopy in Clinical Practice, |
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196 | (17) |
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19 Epidemiology of Colorectal Carcinoma, |
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213 | (9) |
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20 Epidemiology of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, |
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222 | (13) |
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21 Epidemiology of Constipation, |
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235 | (14) |
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22 Epidemiology of Diverticular Disease, |
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249 | (13) |
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23 Epidemiology of Infectious Diarrhea, |
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262 | (11) |
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24 Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, |
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273 | (12) |
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25 Epidemiology of Fecal Incontinence, |
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285 | (11) |
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26 Epidemiology of Gallstones and Biliary Tract Cancers, |
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296 | (10) |
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27 Epidemiology of Pancreatitis, |
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306 | (7) |
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28 Epidemiology of Pancreatic Cancer, |
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313 | (9) |
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29 Epidemiology of Hepatitis B and C in the United States, |
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322 | (10) |
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30 Epidemiology of Alcoholic Liver Disease, |
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332 | (12) |
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31 Epidemiology of Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma, |
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344 | (13) |
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32 Epidemiology of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), |
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357 | (16) |
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33 Epidemiology of Common Tropical GI Diseases, |
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373 | (10) |
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34 Nutritional Epidemiology and GI Cancers, |
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383 | (11) |
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35 The Epidemiology of Obesity Among Adults, |
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394 | (11) |
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Index |
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