Epidemiology – Basic Principles (2016)

  • Description:

    This course deals with basic principles of epidemiology and will prepare the students for further courses in advanced epidemiology. The course will consist of lectures and group-work based on scientific papers.

    The main themes are:

    • Descriptive studies
    • Measures of associations
    • Observational design, including cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, case control studies
    • Experimental studies (randomized controlled trials)
    • Sources of information for epidemiological studies
    • Issues of precision
    • Issues of validity, including bias and confounding
    • Applications of epidemiology in different areas, including clinical epidemiology


  • Organizer: Kirsten Fonager, Ph.D, associate professor, Henrik Bøggild, Ph.D, associate professor.

  • Lecturers: Kirsten Fonager, Ph.D, associate professor, Henrik Bøggild, Ph.D, associate professor and others.

  • ECTS: 3,2

  • Time: 24.-25. okt and 31.okt.-1.nov

  • Place: Aalborg University, Niels Jernes Vej 6A, room1.18

  • Zip code: 9220

  • City: Aalborg East

  • Number of seats:

  • Deadline: 3 October