Bayesian Methods in Epidemiology

Written by a biostatistics expert with over 20 years of experience in the field, this book is the first to introduce epidemiology from a Bayesian perspective. It shows epidemiologists how Bayesian models and techniques are useful in studying the association between disease and exposure to risk factors. With many examples and end-of-chapter exercises, the book employs the software package WinBUGS to carry out the analyses and offers the code in the text and for download online.