Analysis of Publicly Available Databases for Epidemiologic and Health Services Research

Harvard HSPH

This course addresses the use of existing public use databases to study important questions related to clinical risk factors, treatment, outcomes, and health policy. The course is designed to bridge coursework in epidemiological methods and biostatistics by providing practical experience manipulating and analyzing publicly available databases and complex surveys. Special attention is devoted to publicly available U.S. databases that are commonly used for epidemiologic and health services…