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Proposed Q&A site for researchers and practitioners in public health and epidemiology, as well as associated fields like health economics, health behavior, and biostatistics.
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How can I use an SIR-type model to demonstrate herd immunity from vaccination?
added by EpiGrad Oct 4 '11 at 9:14
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Should relative effect measures (OR, RR, HR etc.) always be plotted on a log scale?
added by EpiGrad Aug 15 '11 at 8:18
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How can I predict the number of incident cases for an upcoming time period when disease incidence is very low?
added by Matt Parker Sep 28 '11 at 22:26
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What are the pros and cons of direct and indirect standardization of incidence/mortality rates ?
added by longrob Nov 25 '11 at 8:02
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Sources for national level healthcare-associated infection statistics besides the CDC's NHSN?
added by EpiGrad Aug 15 '11 at 8:27
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What should I be using instead of logistic regression when disease prevalence is high in my population?
added by EpiGrad Aug 15 '11 at 8:14
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How do I respond to these reviewer comments for a paper submitted to a clinical journal?
added by EpiGrad Aug 15 '11 at 8:31
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It is common for some explanatory variables to be discretised - for example age and deprivation scores. What are the pros and cons of doing this ?
added by longrob Nov 25 '11 at 7:15
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Does WHO have a list with definitions of common epidemiological terms and if so, where can I find it?
added by Max Gordon Dec 1 '11 at 10:45
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<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. Comments are here to help improve the questions. This is not a Q&A site. This is a proposal, and the task at hand is to help define the site. Thank you. – Robert Cartaino♦ May 15 at 13:32
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Should interaction terms be added to a a model that does not contain the corresponding main effects ?
added by longrob Nov 25 '11 at 7:02
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How does the calcuations for case-crossover look - what's in the numerator and what's in the denominator?
added by Max Gordon Dec 6 '11 at 17:15
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When is it appropriate to use binomial regression to analyse the results of a cohort study ?
added by longrob Nov 25 '11 at 8:41
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Herein we see where there may be some crossover between this proposal and CrossValidated. – EpiGrad Dec 15 '11 at 5:26
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For web-based survey instruments, which technical standards must I follow to be in compliance with HIPAA and Title 45 CFR Part 46 regulations?
added by jthetzel Feb 20 at 17:27
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Regulatory concerns are a significant component of medical research and are not covered by other StackExchange sites. – jthetzel Feb 20 at 17:35
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My IRB refuses to approve opt-out consent for my study, even though it satisfies CFR 46.116d criteria. Do I have any recourse?
added by jthetzel Feb 20 at 17:54
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Informed consent forms have become so cumbersome that they are never read. Are there guidelines for producing concise, informative consent forms?
added by jthetzel Feb 20 at 18:08
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What is the principle behind the next-generation operator for calculating the basic reproduction number?
added by Paul Mar 21 at 16:24
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What are the pros and cons of using partial least squares regression for lifecourse epidemiology ?
added by Joe King May 11 at 8:58
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One problem in lifecourse epidemiology is collinearity between body size measurements during the lifecourse. What are the best methods for this ?
added by Joe King May 11 at 9:04
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Why are latent variable techniques fairly uncommon in epidemiology ?
added by Joe King May 11 at 9:12
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What are the branches of epidemiology ? Molecular; Genetic; (non)Infectious Disease; Statistical; Clinical;.. any more ? And what do they do ?
added by Joe King May 11 at 9:22
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