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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822327203321

Titolo

Health research methodology : a guide for training in research methods

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manila, Philippines, : WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2001

ISBN

92-9061-340-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

ix, 237 p. : ill

Soggetti

Medicine - Research - Methodology

Science - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Chapter 1: Research and Scientific Methods -- Chapter 2: Research Strategies and Design -- Chapter 3: Descriptive Epidemiological Studies -- Chapter 4: Experimental and Quasi-experimental Studies -- Chapter 5: Sampling Methods and Sample Size -- Chapter 6: Bias and Confounding -- Chapter 7: Basic Risk Measurement -- Chapter 8: Statistical Analysis of Data -- Chapter 9: Association and Causation -- Chapter 10: Ethical Aspects of Health Research -- Chapter 11: Construction of a Research Proposal -- APPENDIX -- Annexes -- Annex 1: Questionnaire Design -- Annex 2: Method for Presenting and Interpreting Health-related Data: Tables, Graphs and Charts -- Annex 3: Organization of a Workshop on Research Methods in Health Sciences -- Index.