TY  - BOOK
AU  - Abramson,J.H.
AU  - Abramson,Z.H.
AU  - Abramson,J.H.
AU  - Abramson,J.H.
TI  - Research methods in community medicine: surveys, epidemiological research, programme evaluation, clinical trials 
SN  - 0470986611
AV  - RA408.5 .A27 2008
U1  - 362.10723 22
PY  - 2008///]
CY  - Chichester, England, Hoboken, NJ
PB  - Wiley
KW  - Health surveys
KW  - Public health
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Community health services
KW  - Epidemiology
KW  - Clinical trials
KW  - Clinical Trials as Topic
KW  - Community Medicine
KW  - Program Evaluation
N1  - Revised edition of: Survey methods in community medicine. 5th ed. 1999; Companion v. to: Making sense of data / J.H. Abramson. 3rd ed. 2001; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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; Defining the variables --; 12; Definitions 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 methods --; 21; 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 programs
N2  - "; ; ; A simple and systematic guide to the planning and performance of investigations concerned with health and disease and with health care; ; ; ; Offers researchers help in choosing a topic and to think about shaping objectives and ideas and to link these with the appropriate choice of method; ; ; ; Fully updated with new sections on the use of the Web and computer programmes freely available in the planning, performance or analysis of studies; ;"--Publisher description
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