| Description |
xvi, 367 pages :b illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
A. Basic Concepts and Procedures -- B. Rates and Other Measures -- C. How Good Are the Measures? -- D. Making Sense of Associations -- E. Causes and Effects -- F. Meta-Analysis: Putting It All Together -- G. Putting Study Findings to Use |
| Summary |
"This is a self-instructional manual on the interpretation and use of epidemiologic data that deals with the basic concepts and skills needed for appraising published reports or study findings. Applications in clinical medicine, public health, community medicine, and research are considered. The numerous changes in this edition include the addition of a section on questions to be asked before deciding to apply study results in practice, and discussions of new topics (Cox proportional hazards regression, qualitative studies, ROC curves), and fresh examples."--Publisher description (LoC) |
| Notes |
Companion v. to: Survey methods in community medicine / J.H. Abramson, Z.H. Abramson. 5th ed. 1999 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-362) and index |
| Subject |
Epidemiology -- Statistical methods -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Epidemiology.
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Medical statistics.
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Epidemiology -- Statistical methods.
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Epidemiology -- Statistical methods -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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Epidemiologic Methods.
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Data Interpretation, Statistical.
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| Genre/Form |
Programmed Instruction.
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Problems and exercises.
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Problems and exercises.
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Programmed instructional materials.
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| Author |
Abramson, Z. H.
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Abramson, J. H. (Joseph Herbert), 1924-
Survey methods in community medicine
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| LC no. |
2001021134 |
| ISBN |
0195145240 cloth alkaline paper |
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0195145259 paperback |
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