{"product_id":"research-methods-in-community-medicine-9780470986615","title":"Research Methods in Community Medicine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA simple and systematic guide to the planning and performance of investigations concerned with health and disease and with health care\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers researchers help in choosing a topic and to think about shaping objectives and ideas and to link these with the appropriate choice of method\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFully updated with new sections on the use of the Web and computer programmes freely available in the planning, performance or analysis of studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. First steps 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Types of investigation 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Stages of an investigation 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Formulating the objectives 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The objectives of evaluative studies 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The study population 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Control groups 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Sampling 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Selecting cases and controls for case-control studies 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The variables 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Defining the variables 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Definitions of diseases 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Scales of measurement 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Composite scales 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Methods of collecting data 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Reliability 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Validity 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Interviews and self-administered questionnaires 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Constructing a questionnaire 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Surveying the opinions of a panel: consensus methods 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. The use of documentary sources 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Planning the records 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Planning the handling of data 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Pretests and other preparations 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Collecting the data 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Statistical analysis 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Interpreting the findings 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. Making sense of associations 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Application of the study findings 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. Writing a report 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. Rapid epidemiological methods 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Clinical trials 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Programme trials 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. Community-oriented primary care 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. Using the Web for health research 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A Community appraisal: a checklist 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B Random numbers 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C Free computer programs 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 407 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402474103127,"sku":"9780470986615","price":60.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470986615.jpg?v=1730480516","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/research-methods-in-community-medicine-9780470986615","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}