(Ebook) Research Methods in Community Medicine: Surveys, Epidemiological Research, Programme Evaluation, Clinical Trials, Sixth Edition by J. H. Abramson, Z. H. Abramson(auth.) ISBN 9780470986615, 9780470987230, 0470986611, 0470987235

(Ebook) Research Methods in Community Medicine: Surveys, Epidemiological Research, Programme Evaluation, Clinical Trials, Sixth Edition by J. H. Abramson, Z. H. Abramson(auth.) ISBN 9780470986615, 9780470987230, 0470986611, 0470987235

A simple and systematic guide to the planning and performance of investigations concerned with health and disease and with health careContent: Chapter 1 First Steps (pages 1–12): Chapter 2 Types of Investigation (pages 13–34): Chapter 3 Stages of an Investigation (pages 35–37): Chapter 4 Formulating the Objectives (pages 39–48): Chapter 5 The Objectives of Evaluative Studies (pages 49–60): Chapter 6 The Study Population (pages 61–68): Chapter 7 Control Groups (pages 69–76): Chapter 8 Sampling (pages 77–90): Chapter 9 Selecting Cases and Controls for Case?Control Studies (pages 91–99): Chapter 10 The Variables (pages 101–108): Chapter 11 Defining the Variables (pages 109–116): Chapter 12 Definitions of Diseases (pages 117–123): Chapter 13 Scales of Measurement (pages 125–132): Chapter 14 Composite Scales (pages 133–142): Chapter 15 Methods of Collecting Data (pages 143–150): Chapter 16 Reliability (pages 151–160): Chapter 17 Validity (pages 161–178): Chapter 18 Interviews and Self?Administered Questionnaires (pages 179–192): Chapter 19 Constructing a Questionnaire (pages 193–202): Chapter 20 Surveying the Opinions of a Panel: Consensus Methods (pages 203–207): Chapter 21 The Use of Documentary Sources (pages 209–224): Chapter 22 Planning the records (pages 225–232): Chapter 23 Planning the Handling of Data (pages 233–239): Chapter 24 Pretests and Other Preparations (pages 241–245): Chapter 25 Collecting the Data (pages 247–250): Chapter 26 Statistical Analysis (pages 251–257): Chapter 27 Interpreting the Findings (pages 259–268): Chapter 28 Making Sense of Associations (pages 269–296): Chapter 29 Application of the Study Findings (pages 297–304): Chapter 30 Writing a Report (pages 305–311): Chapter 31 Rapid Epidemiological Methods (pages 313–324): Chapter 32 Clinical Trials (pages 325–344): Chapter 33 Programme Trials (pages 345–355): Chapter 34 Community?Oriented Primary Care (pages 357–372): Chapter 35 Using the Web for Health Research (pages 373–381):