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340.672.11
Topics in Advanced Nutritional Epidemiology

Course Status
Cancelled

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

Introductory courses on nutrition, biostatistics, and epidemiology

Description
Addresses methodological aspects of nutritional epidemiologic research with a focus on analytical quantitative methods. Covers the main principles and quantitative research methods such as measurement errors and remedies, energy adjustment, and statistical analysis approaches. Teaches the skills and techniques to study dietary patterns, dietary quality, nutritional status, growth, agreement between assessments, and health outcomes. Key analysis approaches for studying the relationship between nutrition and health outcomes include factorial analysis, growth curve models, regression analysis, and mixed models.