02765nam 2200589 450 991078723760332120200520144314.01-118-52697-X1-118-52712-71-118-52703-8(CKB)3710000000320968(EBL)1908951(SSID)ssj0001400903(PQKBManifestationID)12547016(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001400903(PQKBWorkID)11345594(PQKB)10654109(MiAaPQ)EBC1908951(DLC) 2014020669(Au-PeEL)EBL1908951(CaPaEBR)ebr11005744(CaONFJC)MIL687938(OCoLC)899134747(EXLCZ)99371000000032096820140509d2015 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrA concise guide to observational studies in healthcare /Allan HackshawChichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom :John Wiley & Sons Inc.,2015.1 online resource (253 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-56656-9 0-470-65867-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Fundamental concepts -- Outcome measures, risk factors, and causality -- Effect sizes and regression methods -- Studies based on patient medical records -- Cross-sectional studies -- Case-control studies -- Cohort studies -- Quality of care studies -- Prognostic markers for predicting outcomes -- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses -- Conducting and reporting observational studies.A Concise Guide to Observational Studies in Healthcare provides busy healthcare professionals with an easy-to-read introduction and overview to conducting, analysing and assessing observational studies.It is a suitable introduction for anyone without prior knowledge of study design, analysis or conduct as the important concepts are presented throughout the text. It provides an overview to the features of design, analyses and conduct of observational studies, without using mathematical formulae, or complex statistics or terminology and is a useful guide for researchers conducting their ownMedicineResearchHandbooks, manuals, etcMedical careEvaluationHandbooks, manuals, etcMedicineResearchMedical careEvaluation610.72Hackshaw Allan K.868857MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787237603321A concise guide to observational studies in healthcare3830853UNINA