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100 1 _aAbramson, J. H.
_q(Joseph Herbert),
_d1924-
245 1 0 _aSurvey methods in community medicine :
_bepidemiological research, programme evaluation, clinical trials /
_cJ.H. Abramson, Z.H. Abramson.
250 _a5th ed.
260 _aEdinburgh ;
_aNew York :
_bChurchill Livingstone,
_c1999.
300 _aviii, 419 p. :
_bill. ;
_c22 cm.
500 _aCompanion v. to: Making sense of data / J.H. Abramson. 2nd ed. 1994.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aPreface // 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 //
650 0 _aHealth surveys.
650 0 _aPublic health
_xResearch.
650 1 2 _aCommunity Medicine.
650 2 2 _aEpidemiologic Methods.
650 2 2 _aProgram Evaluation.
650 2 2 _aClinical Trials.
650 2 2 _aResearch
_xmethods.
700 1 _aAbramson, Z. H.
700 1 _aAbramson, J. H.
_q(Joseph Herbert),
_d1924-
_tMaking sense of data.
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