Research Methods in Community Medicine: Surveys, Epidemiological Research, Programme Evaluation, Clinical Trials, Sixth Edition

Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Research Methods in Community Medicine: Surveys, Epidemiological Research, Programme Evaluation, Clinical Trials, Sixth Edition

Author(s): J. H. Abramson, Z. H. Abramson

Published Online: 18 MAR 2008

Print ISBN: 9780470986615

Online ISBN: 9780470987230

DOI: 10.1002/9780470987230

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  • 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

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–vii)

    2. Chapter 1

      First Steps (pages 1–12)

    3. Chapter 2

      Types of Investigation (pages 13–34)

    4. Chapter 3

      Stages of an Investigation (pages 35–37)

    5. Chapter 4

      Formulating the Objectives (pages 39–48)

    6. Chapter 5

      The Objectives of Evaluative Studies (pages 49–60)

    7. Chapter 6

      The Study Population (pages 61–68)

    8. Chapter 7

      Control Groups (pages 69–76)

    9. Chapter 8

      Sampling (pages 77–90)

    10. Chapter 9

      Selecting Cases and Controls for Case-Control Studies (pages 91–99)

    11. Chapter 10

      The Variables (pages 101–108)

    12. Chapter 11

      Defining the Variables (pages 109–116)

    13. Chapter 12

      Definitions of Diseases (pages 117–123)

    14. Chapter 13

      Scales of Measurement (pages 125–132)

    15. Chapter 14

      Composite Scales (pages 133–142)

    16. Chapter 15

      Methods of Collecting Data (pages 143–150)

    17. Chapter 16

      Reliability (pages 151–160)

    18. Chapter 17

      Validity (pages 161–178)

    19. Chapter 18

      Interviews and Self-Administered Questionnaires (pages 179–192)

    20. Chapter 19

      Constructing a Questionnaire (pages 193–202)

    21. Chapter 20

      Surveying the Opinions of a Panel: Consensus Methods (pages 203–207)

    22. Chapter 21

      The Use of Documentary Sources (pages 209–224)

    23. Chapter 22

      Planning the records (pages 225–232)

    24. Chapter 23

      Planning the Handling of Data (pages 233–239)

    25. Chapter 24

      Pretests and Other Preparations (pages 241–245)

    26. Chapter 25

      Collecting the Data (pages 247–250)

    27. Chapter 26

      Statistical Analysis (pages 251–257)

    28. Chapter 27

      Interpreting the Findings (pages 259–268)

    29. Chapter 28

      Making Sense of Associations (pages 269–296)

    30. Chapter 29

      Application of the Study Findings (pages 297–304)

    31. Chapter 30

      Writing a Report (pages 305–311)

    32. Chapter 31

      Rapid Epidemiological Methods (pages 313–324)

    33. Chapter 32

      Clinical Trials (pages 325–344)

    34. Chapter 33

      Programme Trials (pages 345–355)

    35. Chapter 34

      Community-Oriented Primary Care (pages 357–372)

    36. Chapter 35

      Using the Web for Health Research (pages 373–381)

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      Appendix A: Community Appraisal: A Checklist (pages 383–385)

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      Appendix B: Random Numbers (pages 387–388)

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      Appendix C: Free Computer Programs (pages 389–405)

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      Index (pages 407–414)

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