Statistics in Public Health

Quantitative Approaches to Public Health Problems

Donna F. Stroup, Steven M. Teutsch (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

1998
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-511498-0 (ISBN)

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Statistics and other quantitative methods (e.g. economics, decision theory) are integral to the scientific basis of priority-setting and program evaluation in public health. This book is a concise overview of the statistical approaches to core public health functions: outbreak investigations, policy development, economic and program evaluation, managed care, and program operations.

Donna F. Stroup, Ph.D., M.Sc., is the Associate Director for Science in the Epidemiology Program Office at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta. Steven M. Teutsch, M.D., M.P.H., is Senior Research Scientist in Outcomes Research and Management at Merck &Co. He is the co-editor of Prevention Effectiveness: A Guide to Decision Analysis and Economic Evaluation (OUP, 1996), and Principles and Practice of Public Health Surveillance (OUP, 1994).

1. History of Statistical Methods in Public Health ; 2. Basic Concepts of Statistics ; 3. Data Sources for Public Health ; 4. Monitoring the Health of a Population ; 5. Investigating Health Effects and Hazards in the Community ; 6. Setting Priorities for Health Needs and Managing Resources ; 7. Statistical Issues in Developing Guidelines and Policies ; 8. Implementing and Managing Programs ; 9. Evaluation

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.8.1998
Zusatzinfo	line illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	236 x 157 mm
Gewicht	354 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-19-511498-1 / 0195114981
ISBN-13	978-0-19-511498-0 / 9780195114980
Zustand	Neuware