Theoretical epidemiology : principles of occurrence research in medicine
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Theoretical epidemiology : principles of occurrence research in medicine
（A Wiley medical publication）
Wiley, c1985
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Occurrence research in medicine
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Bibliography: p. 345-349
Includes index
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Description
This text treats theoretical epidemiology as the discipline of how to study the occurrence of phenomena of interest in the health field. It delineates major principles of study design and data analysis in research into the frequency of occurrence of illness and related phenomena in human populations whether in the community or in clinical situations. Thus it is concerned with the principles of the dominant type of research in applied medical science and in health care administration. Moreover, the principles of research of this type in medicine are not peculiar to the study of illness, health and health care, nor to studies on humans. They apply equally to statistical research in psychology, behavioral science, technology, and other fields. The intent is to provide the reader with the necessary theoretical background for dealing with occurrence research in medicine - for thinking about it; for reviewing it; and for conducting it.
Table of Contents
- The Study of Occurrence Problems in Medicine: Introduction
- PART 1 - STUDY DESIGN: Overview of Issues of Design: Design of the Occurrence Relation
- Design of the Study Base
- Design of Sampling of the Base
- Design of Information on the Samples
- Design of Analysis
- Interdependencies in Design
- Study Protocol
- PART 2 - DATA ANALYSIS: Elements of Data Analysis and Inference
- Analysis of a Single Rate
- Comparative Analysis of Two Rates: Null Chi Square Comparative Analysis of Two Rates: Chi Square Function for Rate Difference
- Comparative Analysis of Two Rates: Chi Square Function for Rate Ratio
- Comparative Analysis of Two Rates: Chi Square Function for Odds Ratio
- Comparative Analysis of Several Rates: Null Chi Square Analysis of Means of Quantitative Observations
- Analysis of Case- Referent Data
- Regression Analysis
- Appendices
- Glossary
- References
- Index.
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