Mitchell H. Katz (San Francisco University of California)

Evaluating Clinical and Public Health Interventions

A Practical Guide to Study Design and Statistics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book teaches researchers, whether expert or novice, how to evaluate health interventions. Written in plain language with supplementary tips and definitions to guide the reader, it simplifies the process of analyzing data. It will guide healthcare workers and policy makers in making the correct selection of study design.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 193mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 538g
• ISBN-13: 9780521514880
• ISBN-10: 0521514886
• Artikelnr.: 28112025

Autorenporträt

Mitchell H. Katz is Clinical Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco and Attending Physician, San Francisco General Hospital, and Director, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Interventions
3. Evaluating interventions
4. Randomized designs
5. Nonrandomized designs
6. Statistical analysis of intervention trials
7. Methods for adjusting for baseline differences between treatment groups
8. Time series analyses
9. Special issues with intervention studies
10. Research to action
11. Conclusion
Index.