Basic principles and practical applications in epidemiological research /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wang, Jung-Der
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, [2002]
Series:Quantitative sciences on biology and medicine ; v. 1.
Subjects:
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.