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245 10 a| Critical appraisal of epidemiological studies and clinical trials /c| Mark Elwood (Professor of Cancer Epidemiology, University of Auckland, New Zealand).;

246 30 a| Epidemiological studies and clinical trials;

250 a| Fourth edition.;

260 a| Oxford ;a| New York, NY :b| Oxford University Press,c| 2017.;

300 a| xiv, 483 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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500 a| Previous edition: 2007.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- The importance of causal relationships in medicine and health care -- Study designs which can demostrate and test causation -- The results obtained from studies of causation -- Selection of subjects for study -- Error and bias in observation -- Confounding -- Chance variation -- Combining results from several studies: systematic reviews and meta-analyses -- The diagnosis of causation -- Critical appraisal in action -- Critical appraisal of a randomized clinical trial -- Critical appraisal of a randomized trial of a preventive agent -- Critical appraisal of a prospective cohort study -- Critical appraisal of a retrospective cohort study -- Critical appraisal of a matched case-control study -- Critical appraisal of a large population-based case-control study.;

520 8 a| Critical appraisal is now accepted as central to the development of rational health care and evidence-based medicine, by applying it to questions of aetiology, clinical therapy, and health care management. The reader will learn how to assess the strengths and weaknesses of new studies, and how to conduct their own studies.;

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650 0 a| Epidemiologyx| Researchx| Evaluation.=| ^A280049;

650 0 a| Clinical trialsx| Evaluation.=| ^A11330;

650 2 a| Epidemiologic Methods.=| ^A918428;

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Critical appraisal of epidemiological studies and clinical trials / Mark Elwood (Professor of Cancer Epidemiology, University of Auckland, New Zealand).

Author/creator	Elwood, J. Mark author.
Format	Book
Edition	Fourth edition.
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Description	xiv, 483 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Epidemiology--Research. --Methodology. Clinical trials. Epidemiology--Research. --Evaluation. Clinical trials--Evaluation. Epidemiologic Methods.

Portion of title	Epidemiological studies and clinical trials
Contents	Introduction -- The importance of causal relationships in medicine and health care -- Study designs which can demostrate and test causation -- The results obtained from studies of causation -- Selection of subjects for study -- Error and bias in observation -- Confounding -- Chance variation -- Combining results from several studies: systematic reviews and meta-analyses -- The diagnosis of causation -- Critical appraisal in action -- Critical appraisal of a randomized clinical trial -- Critical appraisal of a randomized trial of a preventive agent -- Critical appraisal of a prospective cohort study -- Critical appraisal of a retrospective cohort study -- Critical appraisal of a matched case-control study -- Critical appraisal of a large population-based case-control study.
Summary	Critical appraisal is now accepted as central to the development of rational health care and evidence-based medicine, by applying it to questions of aetiology, clinical therapy, and health care management. The reader will learn how to assess the strengths and weaknesses of new studies, and how to conduct their own studies.
General note	Previous edition: 2007.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9780199682898 paperback
ISBN	0199682895 paperback

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