Clinical Epidemiology
The Study of the Outcome of Illness
2nd Edition
Published in January 1997
Book
Hardback
172 pages
978-0-19-511026-5 (ISBN)
Description
This text defines clinical epidemiology in terms of the principles and methods of research used to evaluate factors that affect the outcome of illness. It emphasizes the evaluation of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, demonstrates various ways of structuring observations on patient groups, and discusses the nature and strength ofinferences that can be drawn from those observations.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
tabl., fig.
line figures and tables
ISBN-13
978-0-19-511026-5 (9780195110265)
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Content
1. Clinical Epidemiology: What It Is and How It Is used; 2. Diagnostics and Screening Tests: Measuring Their Ability to Predict Adverse Outcome of Illness; 3. Diagnostic and Screening Tests: Measuring Their Role in Improving the Outcome of Illness; 4. Therapeutic Efficacy: Randomized Controlled Trials; 5. Therapeutic Efficacy: Nonrandomized Studies; 6. Therapeutic Safety; 7. Natural History of Illness; Appendix: Some Methodologic Tools Useful in the Planning and Analysis of Clinical Epidemiologic Research; Index