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Book Epidemiological and Statistical Methods for Rapid Health Assessment

Download or read book Epidemiological and Statistical Methods for Rapid Health Assessment written by World Health Organization and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Statistical Methods in Epidemiologic Research

Download or read book Statistical Methods in Epidemiologic Research written by Ray M. Merrill and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the many advances in the control of infectious disease over the last 100 years, the role of epidemiology in public health has transformed significantly. Epidemiologic research now includes the study of acute and chronic diseases, as well as the events, behaviors, and conditions associated with health. From seasoned author Ray Merrill, this text explores how epidemiologic methods are conducted and interpreted. In four sections, Statistical Methods in Epidemiologic Research covers basic concepts in epidemiology and statistics, study designs, statistical techniques and applications, as well as special topics. Key Features: • Includes sections on how specific epidemiologic methods have resulted in findings that have influenced health policy and public health • Offers optional sections involving more advanced methods • At the end of each chapter, an applications section gives the student a clear picture of how epidemiologic methods are applied in real-world situations • Special emphasis is given to interpreting results • SAS code is presented in an appendix that corresponds to assessing selected methods.

Book Statistics for Epidemiology

Download or read book Statistics for Epidemiology written by Nicholas P. Jewell and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-08-26 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statistical ideas have been integral to the development of epidemiology and continue to provide the tools needed to interpret epidemiological studies. Although epidemiologists do not need a highly mathematical background in statistical theory to conduct and interpret such studies, they do need more than an encyclopedia of "recipes."Statistics for E

Book Quantitative Methods for Health Research

Download or read book Quantitative Methods for Health Research written by Nigel Bruce and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-08-25 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quantitative Research Methods for Health Professionals: A Practical Interactive Course is a superb introduction to epidemiology, biostatistics, and research methodology for the whole health care community. Drawing examples from a wide range of health research, this practical handbook covers important contemporary health research methods such as survival analysis, Cox regression, and meta-analysis, the understanding of which go beyond introductory concepts. The book includes self-assessment exercises throughout to help students explore and reflect on their understanding and a clear distinction is made between a) knowledge and concepts that all students should ensure they understand and b) those that can be pursued by students who wish to do so. The authors incorporate a program of practical exercises in SPSS using a prepared data set that helps to consolidate the theory and develop skills and confidence in data handling, analysis and interpretation.

Book Monitoring the Health of Populations

Download or read book Monitoring the Health of Populations written by Ron Brookmeyer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text explores the critical issues in the statistical analysis and interpretation of public health surveillance data. It covers statistical methods for detecting disease outbreaks and clusters, the use of survey methods and interpreting time trends and geographic patterns, among other topics.

Book Statistical Methods for Global Health and Epidemiology

Download or read book Statistical Methods for Global Health and Epidemiology written by Xinguang Chen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-04-13 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines statistical methods and models used in the fields of global health and epidemiology. It includes methods such as innovative probability sampling, data harmonization and encryption, and advanced descriptive, analytical and monitory methods. Program codes using R are included as well as real data examples. Contemporary global health and epidemiology involves a myriad of medical and health challenges, including inequality of treatment, the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its subsequent control, the flu, cancer, tobacco control, drug use, and environmental pollution. In addition to its vast scales and telescopic perspective; addressing global health concerns often involves examining resource-limited populations with large geographic, socioeconomic diversities. Therefore, advancing global health requires new epidemiological design, new data, and new methods for sampling, data processing, and statistical analysis. This book provides global health researchers with methods that will enable access to and utilization of existing data. Featuring contributions from both epidemiological and biostatistical scholars, this book is a practical resource for researchers, practitioners, and students in solving global health problems in research, education, training, and consultation.

Book Statistical Methods in Epidemiology

Download or read book Statistical Methods in Epidemiology written by Harold A. Kahn and published by Monographs in Epidemiology and. This book was released on 1989 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an expanded version of the Kahn's widely used text, An Introduction to Epidemiologic Methods (Oxford, 1983). It provides clear insight into the basic statistical tools used in epidemiology and is written so that those without advanced statistical training can comprehend the ideas underlying the analytical techniques. The authors emphasize the extent to which similar results are obtained from different methods, both simple and complex. To this edition they have added a new chapter on "Comparison of Numerical Results for Various Methods of Adjustment" and also one on "The Primacy of Data Collection." New topics include the Kaplan-Meier product-limit method and the Cox proportional hazards model for analysis of time-related outcomes. An appendix of data from the Framingham Heart Study is used to illustrate the application of various analytical methods to an identical set of real data and provides source material for student exercises. The text has been updated throughout.

Book Statistical Methods for Disease Clustering

Download or read book Statistical Methods for Disease Clustering written by Toshiro Tango and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-01-09 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to provide a text on statistical methods for detecting clus ters and/or clustering of health events that is of interest to ?nal year undergraduate and graduate level statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, and geography students but will also be of relevance to public health practitioners, statisticians, biostatisticians, epidemiologists, medical geographers, human geographers, environmental scien tists, and ecologists. Prerequisites are introductory biostatistics and epidemiology courses. With increasing public health concerns about environmental risks, the need for sophisticated methods for analyzing spatial health events is immediate. Further more, the research area of statistical tests for disease clustering now attracts a wide audience due to the perceived need to implement wide ranging monitoring systems to detect possible health related bioterrorism activity. With this background and the development of the geographical information system (GIS), the analysis of disease clustering of health events has seen considerable development over the last decade. Therefore, several excellent books on spatial epidemiology and statistics have re cently been published. However, it seems to me that there is no other book solely focusing on statistical methods for disease clustering. I hope that readers will ?nd this book useful and interesting as an introduction to the subject.

Book Epidemiology  Health Systems Research  and Statistics data Systems

Download or read book Epidemiology Health Systems Research and Statistics data Systems written by United States. Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Basic Epidemiological Methods and Biostatistics

Download or read book Basic Epidemiological Methods and Biostatistics written by Randy M. Page and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 1995 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is an easy-to-understand, application-oriented guidebook for learning the basic principles of epidemiologic investigation. Numerous opportunities are presented to apply and test learning through problems and application exercises. Answers are provided.

Book Basic Statistics and Epidemiology

Download or read book Basic Statistics and Epidemiology written by Antony Stewart and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This straightforward primer in basic statistics and epidemiology emphasises their practical use in healthcare and public health, providing understanding of essential topics such as study design, data analysis and statistical methods used in the execution of medical research. Assuming no prior knowledge, the clarity of the text and care of presentation ensure those new to, or challenged by, these topics are given a thorough introduction without being overwhelmed by unnecessary detail. Key features: Provides an excellent grounding in the basics of both statistics and epidemiology Full step-by-step guidance on performing statistical calculations Numerous examples and exercises with detailed answers to help readers navigate these complex subjects with ease and confidence Enables students and practitioners to make sense of the many research studies that underpin evidence-based practice Fully revised and updated for this fifth edition, now with additional exercises and question and answers online for self-testing An understanding and appreciation of statistics is central to ensuring that professional practice is based on the best available evidence, in order to best treat and help the wider community. Reading this book will help students, researchers, doctors, nurses, and health managers to understand and apply the tools of statistics and epidemiology to their own practice.

Book Rapid Assessment for Decision Making

Download or read book Rapid Assessment for Decision Making written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Basic Statistics and Epidemiology

Download or read book Basic Statistics and Epidemiology written by Antony Stewart and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basic Statistics and Epidemiology is a straightforward primer in basic statistics that emphasizes its practical use in epidemiology and public health, providing an understanding of essential topics such as study design, data analysis and statistical methods used in the execution of medical research. Assuming no prior knowledge, the clarity of the text and care of presentation ensure those new to, or challenged by, these topics are given a thorough introduction without being overwhelmed by unnecessary detail. An understanding and appreciation of statistics is central to ensuring that professional practice is based on the best available evidence, in order to treat and help most appropriately the wider community. By reading this book, students, researchers, doctors, nurses and health managers will have the knowledge necessary to understand and apply the tools of statistics and epidemiology to their own practice.

Book Rapid Epidemiological Assessment

Download or read book Rapid Epidemiological Assessment written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Statistical Methods for Global Health and Epidemiology

Download or read book Statistical Methods for Global Health and Epidemiology written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines statistical methods and models used in the fields of global health and epidemiology. It includes methods such as innovative probability sampling, data harmonization and encryption, and advanced descriptive, analytical and monitory methods. Program codes using R are included as well as real data examples. Contemporary global health involves a myriad of medical and health challenges, including inequality of treatment, the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its subsequent control, the flu, tobacco control, drug use, and environmental pollution. In addition to its vast scales and telescopic perspective, addressing global health concerns often involves examining resource-limited populations with large geographic, socioeconomic diversities. Therefore, advancing global health requires new epidemiological design, new data, and new methods for sampling, data processing, and statistical analysis. This book provides global health researchers with methods that will enable access to and utilization of existing data. Featuring contributions from both epidemiological and biostatistical scholars, this book is a practical resource for researchers, practitioners, and students in solving global health problems in research, education, training, and consultation.

Book Epidemiological Methods in Life Course Research

Download or read book Epidemiological Methods in Life Course Research written by Andrew Pickles and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-06-28 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life course epidemiology is concerned with the origins of risk, resilience, and the processes of ageing, and how this information can be of value in a public health context - particularly for preventive health care. Its challenge is to discover, develop and analyse sources of data that cover many years of life, especially the early developmental period when, it is thought, some fundamental aspects of lifetime health begin. It also analyses genetic propensity and environmentalexposures.The rapid development of life course epidemiology, in parallel with new work on developmental biology and the biology of ageing, has bought innovative and ingenious methods of data collection. These require new methodological techniques for the design of observational and quasi-experimental studies of life course pathways to adult health. This book describes these developments, together with arguments for improving the measurement of the social environment and its role in developing individualvulnerability or adaptation. The development of bio-bank large-scale population studies for the investigation of genetic effects is discussed, alongside the challenges this creates for the epidemiologist. The changing design of studies, increasing flow of longitudinal data, management of data,analytic challenges, timing, and both traditional and more recent methods of managing these features in the study of causality, are discussed.Life course epidemiology has an essential role in developing methods to evaluate precisely the impact of interacting developmental, environmental, and genetic effects, knowledge of which is fundamental for the design of effective prevention strategies in public health, as well as for the advancement of understanding in the broader spheres of health and medicine.

Book Epidemiology and Medical Statistics

Download or read book Epidemiology and Medical Statistics written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2007-11-21 with total page 871 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, representing a compilation of authoritative reviews on a multitude of uses of statistics in epidemiology and medical statistics written by internationally renowned experts, is addressed to statisticians working in biomedical and epidemiological fields who use statistical and quantitative methods in their work. While the use of statistics in these fields has a long and rich history, explosive growth of science in general and clinical and epidemiological sciences in particular have gone through a see of change, spawning the development of new methods and innovative adaptations of standard methods. Since the literature is highly scattered, the Editors have undertaken this humble exercise to document a representative collection of topics of broad interest to diverse users. The volume spans a cross section of standard topics oriented toward users in the current evolving field, as well as special topics in much need which have more recent origins. This volume was prepared especially keeping the applied statisticians in mind, emphasizing applications-oriented methods and techniques, including references to appropriate software when relevant. · Contributors are internationally renowned experts in their respective areas· Addresses emerging statistical challenges in epidemiological, biomedical, and pharmaceutical research· Methods for assessing Biomarkers, analysis of competing risks· Clinical trials including sequential and group sequential, crossover designs, cluster randomized, and adaptive designs· Structural equations modelling and longitudinal data analysis