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Critical appraisal of epidemiological studies and clinical trials / J. Mark Elwood.

Author/creator Elwood, J. Mark
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
Edition3rd ed.
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionxiii, 570 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online Public Health and Epidemiology
Subject(s)
Epidemiology--Research --Methodology.
Clinical trials.
Epidemiology--Research --Evaluation.
Clinical trials--Evaluation.
Epidemiologic Methods.
Clinical Trials.
Epidemiologic Studies.
Series Oxford medical publications
Contents 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 review and meta-analysis -- The diagnosis of causation -- 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006035976
ISBN9780199218257 (hb)
ISBN9780198529552 (pb)

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