Making sense of data A self-instruction manual on the interpretation of epidemiological data

The next section discusses rates and other simple measures, and the third shows how to judge their accuracy. Section IV and V deal with more complex issues of associations between variables and the appraisal of cause-effect relationships. Section VI deals with meta-analysis (the critical review and...

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Huvudupphovsman: Abramson, J.H.
Övriga upphovsmän: J.H. Abramson; Z.H. Abramson.
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English
Publicerad: Oxford,New York Oxford University Press 2001
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Sammanfattning:The next section discusses rates and other simple measures, and the third shows how to judge their accuracy. Section IV and V deal with more complex issues of associations between variables and the appraisal of cause-effect relationships. Section VI deals with meta-analysis (the critical review and integration of the findings from separate studies) and section VII with the questions to be asked before deciding to apply study results in practice. Numerous changes have been made in this edition, including the addition of a section on the practical application of epidemiological findings, discussions of new topics (Cox proportional hazards regression, qualitative studies, ROC curves), and fresh examples
Fysisk beskrivning:xvi, 367 p.
ill.
24 cm
ISBN:0195145259
9780195145250