Research Catalog

Title

Epidemiology : study design and data analysis / Mark Woodward.

Author

Woodward, M. (Mark)

Publication

Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC, [2005], ©2005.

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Description

xxii, 849 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

"Building an up-to-date understanding of the methodologies that can be used to shape public health policies, Epidemiology: Study Design and Data Analysis, Second Edition encompasses the study of epidemiology from the observation of associations between risk factors and disease to the use of practical, data-supported analyses. It presents study design commonly used for a wide range of purposes, and covers the spectrum of statistical principles and analytical tools used in epidemiological research, such as techniques used in report writing, descriptive analyses, statistical models and synthesis of evidence." "The second edition of a popular textbook, this book emphasizes quantitative and design aspects of epidemiological research. The author favors the use of basic mathematics and practical methods over complicated mathematical proofs, making this an ideal textbook that is comprehensive yet accessible to graduate students in epidemiology, statistics, public health studies, and/or medical research."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Chapman & Hall/CRC texts in statistical science series

Uniform Title

Texts in statistical science.

Subjects

• Data Interpretation, Statistical
• Epidemiologic Methods
• Epidemiologic Research Design
• Epidemiology > Statistical methods

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [807]-827) and index.

Contents

1. Fundamental issues -- 2. Basic analytical procedures -- 3. Assessing risk factors -- 4. Confounding and interaction -- 5. Cohort studies -- 6. Case-control studies -- 7. Intervention studies -- 8. Sample size determination -- 9. Modelling quantitative outcome variables -- 10. Modelling binary outcome data -- 11. Modelling follow-up data -- 12. Meta-analysis.

ISBN

1584884150 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2004049425

OCLC

• ocm55008378
• SCSB-8856554

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries