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Asthma epidemiology : principles and methods /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pearce, Neil
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Subjects:
Asthma > epidemiology.
Epidemiologic Methods.
Table of Contents:
  • Asthma
  • Asthma epidemiology
  • Basic principles of asthma epidemiology
  • Study design options
  • Background
  • Incidence studies
  • Incidence case-control studies
  • Measures of effect in incidence case-control studies
  • Prevalence studies
  • Measures of effect in prevalence studies
  • Prevalence case-control studies
  • Measures of effect in prevalence case-control studies
  • Cross-sectional studies
  • Measures of effect in cross-sectional studies
  • Longitudinal studies
  • Summary
  • Study design issues
  • Precision
  • Validity
  • Effect modification
  • Summary
  • Asthma morbidity
  • Measuring asthma prevalence
  • Introduction
  • General considerations
  • Symptoms
  • Physiological measures
  • Strategies for measuring asthma prevalence
  • Summary
  • Measuring asthma morbidity
  • Introduction
  • Symptoms
  • Physiological measures
  • Health service and medication usage
  • Quality of life and knowledge of asthma
  • Composite measures
  • Summary
  • Measuring asthma risk factors
  • General considerations
  • Demographic factors
  • Genetic factors and early life events
  • Atopy
  • Indoor environment
  • Outdoor environment
  • Occupational exposures
  • Other exposures
  • Summary
  • Asthma mortality
  • Studying time trends in asthma deaths
  • Introduction
  • Assessing the validity of time trends
  • Assessing possible explanations for time trends
  • Summary
  • Studying the causes of asthma deaths
  • Background
  • Study design options
  • Case-control studies of asthma deaths
  • Summary.