| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 226 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Monographs in epidemiology and biostatistics |
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Monographs in epidemiology and biostatistics.
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| Contents |
From case investigation to the case-control method : information for decision making -- Problem investigation and inferences using the case-control method -- Avoiding bias in case and control selection -- Avoiding information bias in exposure assessment -- Alternative case-based designs -- Analysis of case-control data -- Applications : outbreak investigation -- Genetic epidemiology for case-based designs -- Applications : evaluation -- Applications : evaluation of screening programs -- Other applications |
| Summary |
This title helps readers address a number of general and specific questions dealing with the case-control and other case-based methods, including questions of how to design and implement a case-control study that minimizes biases, how to analyze the data to appropriately deal with confounding variables and more |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Case-control method.
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Case-Control Studies
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Case-control method
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199864898 |
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9780195187113 |
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0195187113 |
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0199864896 |
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