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Improving health research on small populations : proceedings of a workshop / Nancy Kirkendall and Jordyn White, rapporteurs ; Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; Board on Health Care Services, Health and Medicine Division, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.

Author/creator Improving Health Research on Small Populations (Workshop) (2018 : Washington, D.C.)
Format Electronic and Book
Descriptionxi, 135 pages : 1 color map ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorKirkendall, Nancy J. (Nancy Jean)
Other author/creatorWhite, Jordyn.
Other author/creatorNational Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics.
Other author/creatorNational Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.
Other author/creatorNational Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Board on Health Care Services.
Other author/creatorNational Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Health and Medicine Division.
Contents Introduction and background -- What do we mean by "small populations"? -- Challenges in using available data for small population health research -- Techniques used in survey research to identify and find small populations for health research -- New and emerging designs for intervention studies -- Recruitment, retention, and collection of data -- Analysis techniques for small population research -- Closing remarks -- Appendixes.
Abstract "The increasing diversity of population of the United States presents many challenges to conducting health research that is representative and informative. Dispersion and accessibility issues can increase logistical costs; populations for which it is difficult to obtain adequate sample size are also likely to be expensive to study. Hence, even if it is technically feasible to study a small population, it may not be easy to obtain the funding to do so. In order to address the issues associated with improving health research of small populations, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop in January 2018. Participants considered ways of addressing the challenges of conducting epidemiological studies or intervention research with small population groups, including alternative study designs, innovative methodologies for data collection, and innovative statistical techniques for analysis"--Publisher's description.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018302968
ISBN9780309476096 (pbk.)
ISBN0309476097 (pbk.)

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