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viii, 419 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Preface // FIrst steps // Types of Investigation // Stages of an Investigation // Formulating the Objectives // The Objectives of Evaluating Studies // The Study of Population // Control Groups // Sampling // Selecting Cases and Controls for Case-Control Studies // The Variables // Defining the Variables // Definitions of Diseases // Scales of Measurement // Composite Scales // Methods of Collecting Data // Reliability // Validity // Interviews and Self Administered Questionnaires // Constructing a Questionaire // Surveying the Opinions of a Panel : Consensus Methods // The Use of Documentary Sources // Planning the Records // Preparing for the Analysis // Protests and Other Practical Preparations // Collecting the Data // Processing the Data // Interpreting the Findings // Making Sense of Associations // Application of the Study Findings// Writing a Report // Rapid Epidemiological Methods // Clinical Trials // Programme Trials // Community-Oriented Primary Care // Appendix A : Community Appraisal : A Checklist // Appendix B : Random Numbers // Index // J.H. Abramson, Z.H. Abramson. Companion v. to: Making sense of data / J.H. Abramson. 2nd ed. 1994. Includes bibliographical references and index. Health surveys Public health Research Community Medicine Epidemiologic Methods Program Evaluation Clinical Trials Research methods RA408.5 .A27 1999 362.107 23 ABR A W 84.5 A161s 1999 Abramson, J. H. (Joseph Herbert), 1924- 0443061637 (pbk.) 98032444 DNLM/DLC 981130 20190827162708.0 1671418