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Record Nr.

UNINA9910494580303321

Titolo

Quantitative health research [[electronic resource] ] : issues and methods / / edited by Elizabeth A. Curtis and Jonathan Drennan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, Bershire, England, : McGraw-Hill Education, Open University Press, 2013

ISBN

0-335-24574-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (441 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CurtisElizabeth A

DrennanJonathan

Disciplina

362.1072

362.1072/4

362.10721

Soggetti

Medicine - Research - Methodology

Health - Research - Methodology

Epidemiology - Research - Methodology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Philosophy, theory, research problems and research questions -- pt. 2. Ethical considerations -- pt. 3. Quantitative research designs -- pt. 4. Measurement and data collection -- pt. 5. Analysing and presenting data.

Sommario/riassunto

This text, edited by a well respected team at TCD, addresses the need for a book covering the practicalities of doing quantitative research as part of professional practice, in a field where many texts either cover qualitative and quantitative research together or focus on qualitative methods.