04122nam 2200781Ia 450 991101956640332120230721004031.0978661212390097811199641621119964164978128212390812821239049780470987230047098723597804709872230470987227(CKB)1000000000687681(EBL)470190(OCoLC)214282002(SSID)ssj0000308201(PQKBManifestationID)11247361(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000308201(PQKBWorkID)10250961(PQKB)10542059(MiAaPQ)EBC470190(Perlego)1012190(EXLCZ)99100000000068768120080215d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrResearch methods in community medicine surveys, epidemiological research, programme evaluation, clinical trials /J.H. Abramson, Z.H. Abramson6th ed.Chichester, England ;Hoboken, NJ Wileyc20081 online resource (424 p.)Rev. ed. of: Survey methods in community medicine. 5th ed. 1999.Companion v. to: Making sense of data / J.H. Abramson. 3rd ed. 2001.9780470986615 0470986611 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Questionnaire20 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 NumbersAppendix C Free Computer ProgramsIndexA 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 studiesHealth surveysPublic healthResearchMethodologyCommunity health servicesResearchMethodologyEpidemiologyMethodologyClinical trialsMethodologyHealth surveys.Public healthResearchMethodology.Community health servicesResearchMethodology.EpidemiologyMethodology.Clinical trialsMethodology.362.1072/3Abramson J. H(Joseph Herbert),1924-1840867Abramson Z. H1840868Abramson J. H(Joseph Herbert),1924-1840867Abramson J. H(Joseph Herbert),1924-1840867MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911019566403321Research methods in community medicine4420442UNINA