Basic principles and practical applications in epidemiological research /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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River Edge, N.J. :
World Scientific,
[2002]
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| Series: | Quantitative sciences on biology and medicine ;
v. 1. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction to epidemiological research
- Principles of scientific research : deductive methods and process of conjecture and refutation
- Scientific hypothesis and degree of corroboration
- Casual inference and decision
- Basic principles of measurement
- Basic measurements in epidemiological research
- Study design
- Adjustment and standardization of rates
- Introduction to sampling method and practical applications
- Follow-up study
- Case-control study
- How to critically review an empirical study
- Application of epidemiological methods in health service research and policy.