Research Methods in Community Medicine Surveys, Epidemiological Research, Programme Evaluation, Clinical Trials

Name: Research Methods in Community Medicine Surveys, Epidemiological Research, Programme Evaluation, Clinical Trials
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ISBN: 9780470986615

ISBN-10: 0470986611

ISBN-13: 9780470986615

Edition: 6th 2008

Authors: Joseph Abramson, Z. H. Abramson, Joseph Abramson

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A simple and systematic guide to the planning and performance of investigations concerned with health and disease and with health care Offers researchers help in choosing a topic and to think about shaping objectives and ideas and to link these with the appropriate choice of method Fully updated with new sections on the use of the Web and computer programmes freely available in the planning, performance or analysis of studies

Book details

List price: $102.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/25/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 6.67" wide x 9.61" long x 0.93" tall
Weight: 1.562
Language: English



Preface



First steps



Types of investigation



Stages of an investigation



Formulating the objectives



The objectives of evaluative studies



The study population



Control groups



Sampling



Selecting cases and controls for case-control studies



The variables



Defining the variables



Definitions of diseases



Scales of measurement



Composite scales



Methods of collecting data



Reliability



Validity



Interviews and self-administered questionnaires



Constructing a questionnaire



Surveying the opinions of a panel: consensus methods



The use of documentary sources



Planning the records



Planning the handling of data



Pretests and other preparations



Collecting the data



Statistical analysis



Interpreting the findings



Making sense of associations



Application of the study findings



Writing a report



Rapid epidemiological methods



Clinical trials



Programme trials



Community-oriented primary care



Using the Web for health research



Community appraisal: a checklist



Random numbers



Free computer programs


Index