Last revised: November 2008

Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Scope: The purpose of this guide is to provide quick access to print and electronic resources covering Epidemiology & Biostatistics. Email the subject area specialist at nedelina@umd.edu for more information.

Epidemiology & Biostatistics at the University of Maryland College Park

Click here to learn more about the department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics within the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland at College Park.

Finding Books

Dictionaries, Handbooks, and Encyclopedias

• A Dictionary of Epidemiology - Last, J.M. (ed.)
  Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
  Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
  Call Number: RA651 .D553 2001
• Encyclopedia of Epidemiological Methods - Gail, M.H. & Benichou, J. (eds.)
  Chichester ; New York : Wiley, c2000.
  Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Reference Stacks
  Call Number: RA652 .E53 2000
• Encyclopedia of Epidemiology - Boslaugh, S. (ed.)
  Los Angeles : Sage Publications, c2008.
  Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Reference Stacks
  Call Number: RA652 .E533 2008
• Epidemiology and Medical Statistics - Rao, C.R., Miller, J.P., & Rao, D.C. (eds.)
  Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier, 2008.
  Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Stacks
  Call Number: RA652.2.M3 E65 2008
• Handbook of Biostatistics - Carvounis, C.P.
  New York : Parthenon Pub. Group, 2000.
  Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Stacks
  Call Number: RA409 .C325 2000
• Statistical Handbook on Infectious Diseases - Watstein, S.B. & Jovanovic, J.
  Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003.
  Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Reference Stacks
  Call Number: RA643 .W33 2003

Journals

• Annals of Epidemiology (Available Online Only)
  http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=003039101


• Applied Statistics
  http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000499993
  Print Location: UMCP EPSL Periodical Stacks
  Call Number: HA1 .R813


• Archives of Public Health (Available Online Only)
  http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=003436466
  


• Biometrical Journal (Available Online Only)


• Biostatistics (Available Online Only)
  http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=002581084


• Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention
  http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=001868906
  Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
  Call Number: RC268.48 .C364


• Community Genetics (Public Health Genomics) (Available Online Only)
  http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=003436133


• Computational Statistics & Data Analysis
  http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=001151651
  Print Location: UMCP Offsite Shelving
  Call Number: QA276.A1 C665


• European Journal of Epidemiology (Available Online Only)


• Genetic Epidemiology (Available Online Only)
  http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=003427914


• International Journal of Infectious Diseases(Available Online Only)


• Journal of Applied Statistics
  http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=001223892
  Print Location: UMCP Offsite Shelving
  Call Number: QA276.A1 J57


• Journal of Computational Analysis and Applications
  http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=003432590
  Print Location: UMCP EPSL Periodical Stacks
  Call Number: QA297 .J683


• Journal of Nonparametric Statistics (Available Online Only)


• The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=003037849


• Public Health (Available Online Only)


• Public Health Nutrition


• Statistical Methods in Medical Research
  http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=003430294


• Statistics and Computing (Available Online Only)
  http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=003432560

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Databases (Finding Articles on a Topic)

• Academic Search Premier
  Multi-disciplinary database indexing articles from over 8100 journals - with full-text access for 4500 of those journals.


• AIDS and Cancer Research
  Database for finding articles on cancer and AIDS.


• Biological and Medical Sciences
  Covers a range of biological subjects including: biomedical sciences and biotechnology as well as other areas of biology.


• BIOSIS Previews
  This database covers all areas of the biological sciences.


• CINAHL
  This resource covers the allied health fields including nursing - a great resource for finding articles which cover health and medicine.


• Health Source: Consumer Edition
  Consumer health information resource which covers human diseases and associated topics.


• OMIM
  Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man is a resource which features review articles on human diseases and associated genes.


• PsycInfo
  The most complete database for finding articles on all areas related to psychology.


• PubMed
  This database covers all areas related to medicine and health-related subjects.


• Science Citation Index (Web of Science)
  An excellent multi-disciplinary resource covering the sciences.

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