Macroepidemiology, Spring 2005
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Author: William Thilly
Subject: Science and Technology
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M.I.T.
Collection Name: MIT OpenCourseWare
Abstract: This course presents a unique and challenging perspective on the causes of human disease and mortality. The course focuses on analyses of major causes of mortality in the US since 1900: cancer cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, infectious diseases. Students create analytical models to derive estimates for historically variant population risk factors and physiological rate parameters, and conduct analyses of familial data to separately estimate inherited and environmental risks. The course evaluates the basic population genetics of dominant, recessive and non-deleterious inherited risk factors.
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Course Type: Full Course
Material Types: Syllabi, Lecture Notes, Homework and Assignments, Discussion Forums
Media Formats: Text/HTML, Downloadable docs
Language: English
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