Dermatoepidemiology - 21/08/11

Doi : 10.1016/j.jaad.2004.09.019

David A. Barzilai, PhD ^a,^⁎ , Anatoli Freiman, MD ^b, Robert P. Dellavalle, MSPH, MD, PhD ^c,^d, Martin A. Weinstock, MD, PhD ^e, Eliot N. Mostow, MD, MPH ^a,^f
^a From the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland
^b Division of Dermatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal
^c Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center
^d Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
^e Dermatoepidemiology Unit, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence
^f Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Akron

Reprint requests: David A. Barzilai, PhD, 2185 Cornell Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106.

Cleveland and Akron, Ohio; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Denver, Colorado; and Providence, Rhode Island

Abstract

Dermatoepidemiology is an important emerging discipline in dermatology. This article reviews clinical and analytic epidemiology pertinent to reading, interpreting, and critically examining the literature, and presents an overview of evidence-based dermatology as a starting point for further study.

Learning objectives

At the conclusion of this review, readers should be familiar with basic clinical epidemiologic principles pertinent to dermatology, attain conceptual familiarity with the strengths and weaknesses of epidemiologic study designs (eg, case-control, cohort, and randomized controlled trials), identify bias and confounding as potential threats to study validity, and recognize evidence-based dermatology as an important tool for medical decision making.

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Abbreviations used : EBM, CONSORT, NPV, PPV, RCT, RR

Esquema

The authors are members of the Epidemiology Resource Group of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Funding sources: None.
Conflicts of interest: None identified.