LEADER 04122nam 2200781Ia 450 001 9911019566403321 005 20230721004031.0 010 $a9786612123900 010 $a9781119964162 010 $a1119964164 010 $a9781282123908 010 $a1282123904 010 $a9780470987230 010 $a0470987235 010 $a9780470987223 010 $a0470987227 035 $a(CKB)1000000000687681 035 $a(EBL)470190 035 $a(OCoLC)214282002 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000308201 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11247361 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000308201 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10250961 035 $a(PQKB)10542059 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470190 035 $a(Perlego)1012190 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000687681 100 $a20080215d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aResearch methods in community medicine $esurveys, epidemiological research, programme evaluation, clinical trials /$fJ.H. Abramson, Z.H. Abramson 205 $a6th ed. 210 $aChichester, England ;$aHoboken, NJ $cWiley$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (424 p.) 300 $aRev. ed. of: Survey methods in community medicine. 5th ed. 1999. 300 $aCompanion v. to: Making sense of data / J.H. Abramson. 3rd ed. 2001. 311 08$a9780470986615 311 08$a0470986611 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aResearch 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 327 $a20 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 327 $aAppendix C Free Computer ProgramsIndex 330 $aA 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 606 $aHealth surveys 606 $aPublic health$xResearch$xMethodology 606 $aCommunity health services$xResearch$xMethodology 606 $aEpidemiology$xMethodology 606 $aClinical trials$xMethodology 615 0$aHealth surveys. 615 0$aPublic health$xResearch$xMethodology. 615 0$aCommunity health services$xResearch$xMethodology. 615 0$aEpidemiology$xMethodology. 615 0$aClinical trials$xMethodology. 676 $a362.1072/3 700 $aAbramson$b J. H$g(Joseph Herbert),$f1924-$01840867 701 $aAbramson$b Z. H$01840868 701 $aAbramson$b J. H$g(Joseph Herbert),$f1924-$01840867 701 $aAbramson$b J. H$g(Joseph Herbert),$f1924-$01840867 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911019566403321 996 $aResearch methods in community medicine$94420442 997 $aUNINA