TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bruce,Nigel
AU  - Pope,Daniel
AU  - Stanistreet,Debbi
TI  - Quantitative methods for health research: a practical interactive guide to epidemiology and statistics 
SN  - 9781118665411 
U1  - 614.4072 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Hoboken, NJ : 
PB  - John Wiley,  
KW  - Medicine
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology.
KW  - Health
KW  - Epidemiology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Philosophy of science and introduction to epidemiology --
2. Routine data sources and descriptive epidemiology --
3. Standardisation --
4. Surveys --
5. Cohort studies --
6. Case-control studies --
7. Intervention studies --
8. Life tables, survival analysis and cox regression --
9. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis --
10. Prevention strategies and evaluation of screening --
11. Probability distributions, hypothesis testing and Bayesian methods
N2  - This comprehensive text, which has been extensively revised with new material and additional topics, utilizes a practical slant to introduce health professionals and students to epidemiology, biostatistics, and research methodology. It draws examples from a wide range of topics, covering all of the main contemporary health research methods, including survival analysis, Cox regression, and systematic reviews and meta-analysis -- the explanation of which go beyond introductory concepts. This second edition of Quantitative Methods for Health Research: A Practical Interactive Guide to Epidemiology and Statistics also helps develop critical skills that will prepare students to move on to more advanced and specialized methods
ER  -