1.

Record Nr.

UNISA990000762330203316

Autore

International conference on networking <1. ; 2001 ; Colmar, Francia>

Titolo

Networking - ICN 2001 : first International conference on networking : Colmar, France, July 9-13, 2001 : proceedings : Part II / Pascal Lorenz (ed.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin [etc.] : Springer Verlag, copyr. 2001

ISBN

3-540-42303-6

Descrizione fisica

XXV, 899 p. : ill. ; 20 cm

Collana

Lecture notes in computer science ; 2094

Disciplina

004.678

Collocazione

001 LNCS (2094)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019566403321

Autore

Abramson J. H (Joseph Herbert), <1924->

Titolo

Research methods in community medicine : surveys, epidemiological research, programme evaluation, clinical trials / / J.H. Abramson, Z.H. Abramson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2008

ISBN

9786612123900

9781119964162

1119964164

9781282123908

1282123904

9780470987230

0470987235

9780470987223

0470987227

Edizione

[6th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (424 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AbramsonZ. H

AbramsonJ. H <1924-> (Joseph Herbert)

Disciplina

362.1072/3

Soggetti

Health surveys

Public health - Research - Methodology

Community health services - Research - Methodology

Epidemiology - Methodology

Clinical trials - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Survey methods in community medicine. 5th ed. 1999.

Companion v. to: Making sense of data / J.H. Abramson. 3rd ed. 2001.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Research Methods in Community Medicine; Contents; Preface; 1 First Steps; 2 Types of Investigation; 3 Stages of an Investigation; 4 Formulating the Objectives; 5 The Objectives of Evaluative Studies; 6 The Study Population; 7 Control Groups; 8 Sampling; 9 Selecting Cases and Controls for Case-control Studies; 10 The Variables; 11 Defi ning the Variables; 12 Defi nitions of Diseases; 13 Scales of Measurement; 14 Composite Scales; 15 Methods of Collecting Data; 16 Reliability; 17



Validity; 18 Interviews and Self- Administered Questionnaires; 19 Constructing a Questionnaire

20 Surveying the Opinions of a Panel: Consensus Methods21 The Use of Documentary Sources; 22 Planning the Records; 23 Planning the Handling of Data; 24 Pretests and Other Preparations; 25 Collecting the Data; 26 Statistical Analysis; 27 Interpreting the Findings; 28 Making Sense of Associations; 29 Application of the Study Findings; 30 Writing a Report; 31 Rapid Epidemiological Methods; 32 Clinical Trials; 33 Programme Trials; 34 Community-Oriented Primary Care; 35 Using the Web for Health Research; Appendix A Community Appraisal: A Checklist; Appendix B Random Numbers

Appendix C Free Computer ProgramsIndex

Sommario/riassunto

A simple and systematic guide to the planning and performance of investigations concerned with health and disease and with health careOffers researchers help in choosing a topic and to think about shaping objectives and ideas and to link these with the appropriate choice of methodFully updated with new sections on the use of the Web and computer programmes freely available in the planning, performance or analysis of studies