Research Catalog

Title

Clinical epidemiology : principles, methods, and applications for clinical research / Diederick E. Grobbee, Arno W. Hoes.

Author

Grobbee, D. E.

Publication

Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2009], ©2009.

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Additional Authors

Hoes, Arno W.

Description

xxii, 413 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"Clinical Epidemiology: Principles, Methods, and Applications for Clinical Research is a comprehensive resource that introduces the reader to the basics of clinical epidemiology and explores the principles and methods that can be used to obtain quantitative evidence on the effects of interventions and on the diagnosis, etiology, and prognosis of disease." "The everyday challenges of clinical research and the quantitative knowledge required to practice medicine are also examined, making this book a valuable reference for both graduate and undergraduate students in medicine and related disciplines, as well as for professionals involved in the design and conduct of clinical research."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Prognosis
• Epidemiologic Factors
• Epidemiologic Methods
• Clinical epidemiology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-379) and index.

Contents

The Julius Center -- Pt. 1. Overview -- 1. Introduction -- Pt. 2. Principles of Clinical Research -- 2. Etiologic Research -- 3. Diagnostic Research -- 4. Prognostic Research -- 5. Intervention Research: Intended Effects -- 6. Intervention Research: Side Effects -- Pt. 3. Tools for Clinical Research -- 7. Design of Data Collection -- 8. Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies -- 9. Case-Control Studies -- 10. Randomized Trials -- 11. Meta-Analyses -- 12. Clinical Epidemiologic Data Analysis.

ISBN

• 9780763753153
• 0763753157

LCCN

2007050241

OCLC

• ocn183610602
• 183610602
• SCSB-5401298

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries