Causal Relationships in Medicine

J. Mark Elwood (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

343 Seiten

1992 | New edition
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-262287-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Designed for the clinician or public health physician without research experience, this study provides a rigorous approach to the appraisal of new information. It discusses the analysis of different epidemiological studies, and encourages the development of constructive critical skills.

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This is a rigorous approach to the appraisal of new information, designed for the clinician or public health physician without research experience. It discusses the analysis of different epidemiological studies, and encourages the development of constructive critical skills. A unique feature is the presentation of detailed critiques of three important studies in the literature.

Inhalt

The importance of causal relationships in medicine; Study designs which can demonstrate and test causation; Selection of subjects for study; Error and bias in observations; Confounding; Chance variation; The diagnosis of causation; Critical appraisal of a cohort study; Critical appraisal of a case-control study; Critical appraisal of a randomized trial.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.6.1992
• Zusatzinfo: index
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
• ISBN-10: 0-19-262287-0 / 0192622870
• ISBN-13: 978-0-19-262287-7 / 9780192622877
• Zustand: Neuware