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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813643803321

Titolo

Assessing evidence to improve population health and wellbeing / / editor, Carmen Aceijas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Exeter, : Learning Matters, 2011

ISBN

1-280-38234-1

9786613560254

0-85725-391-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

viii, 158 p. : ill

Collana

Transforming public health practice

Altri autori (Persone)

AceijasCarmen

Disciplina

362.1072

Soggetti

Public health - Evaluation

Public health - Research - Methodology

Evidence-based medicine - Methodology

Evidence-based medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword from the Series Editor -- Author Information -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 What is Meant by Evidence? -- Chapter 2 What are Sources of Evidence? -- Chapter 3 Making Sense of the Evidential Hierarchy Used to Judge Research Evidence -- Chapter 4 The Act/Art of Assessing: Critical Appraisal and its Relevance in Public Health -- Chapter 5 Assessing Evidence - the Quality of Primary and Secondary Research -- Chapter 6 Assessing Evidence - the Strengths and Weaknesses of Various Ways of Assessing Public Health Outcomes -- Chapter 7 Assessing Evidence - Cost-Effectiveness Analysis -- Chapter 8 Principles and Methods of Programme Evaluation -- Chapter 9 Assessing Quality and Effectiveness to Improve Public Health and Wellbeing -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book helps students understand the core area of the Public Health Skills and Career Framework concerned with assessing evidence of the effectiveness of interventions.