Epidemiologic Research - Kleinbaum, David G; Kupper, Lawrence L; Morgenstern, Hal
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Epidemiologic Research Principles and Quantitative Methods David G. Kleinbaum, Ph.D. Lawrence L. Kupper. Ph.D. Hal Morgenstern, Ph.D. Epidemiologic Research covers the principles and methods of planning, analysis and interpretation of epidemiologic research studies. It supplies the applied researcher with the most up-to-date methodological thought and practice. Specifically, the book focuses on quantitative (including statistical) issues arising from epidemiologic investigations, as well as on the questions of study design, measurement and validity. Epidemiologic Research emphasizes practical…mehr

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Epidemiologic Research Principles and Quantitative Methods David G. Kleinbaum, Ph.D. Lawrence L. Kupper. Ph.D. Hal Morgenstern, Ph.D. Epidemiologic Research covers the principles and methods of planning, analysis and interpretation of epidemiologic research studies. It supplies the applied researcher with the most up-to-date methodological thought and practice. Specifically, the book focuses on quantitative (including statistical) issues arising from epidemiologic investigations, as well as on the questions of study design, measurement and validity. Epidemiologic Research emphasizes practical techniques, procedures and strategies. It presents them through a unified approach which follows the chronology of issues that arise during the investigation of an epidemic. The book's viewpoint is multidisciplinary and equally useful to the epidemiologic researcher and to the biostatistician. Theory is supplemented by numerous examples, exercises and applications. Full solutions are given to all exercises in a separate solutions manual. Important features 1. Thorough discussion of the methodology of epidemiologic research 2. Stress on validity and hence on reliability 3. Balanced approach, presenting the most important prevailing viewpoints 4. Three chapters with applications of mathematical modeling
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David G. Kleinbaum is Associate Professor of Biostatisticsand Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina School ofPublic Health and holds a Ph.D. from the University of NorthCarolina. Lawrence L. Kupper is Professor of Biostatistics andEpidemiology at the University of North Carolina School of PublicHealth and holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina.Drs. Kleinbaum and Kupper have worked on the development ofapplications of statistical methods to epidemiology for over tenyears. They have conducted several epidemiological research studiesand published their work in Biometrics and the American Journal ofEpidemiology, among others. Their short course on the subject ofthis book is in high demand in the U.S. and internationally. Theyare also the authors of Applied Regression Analysis (Duxbury Press,1977). Hal Morgenstern is Assistant Professor of Epidemiology atthe Yale University School of Public Health. Dr.Morgenstern's work focuses on epidemiologic research methodsand he has published extensively on the subject in the AmericanJournal of Epidemiology, the International Journal of Epidemiology, Biometrics and the Journal of Community Health. Much of hisresearch is applied to planning and policy issues, as well as tocardiovascular disease and to senile dementia. Dr. Morgensternholds a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of NorthCarolina, as well as degrees in Architecture from M.I.T. and inRegional Planning from the University of North Carolina.