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Cancer epidemiology / Isabel dos Santos Silva / Lyon [France] : International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) (1999)
ISBN : 92-8320-405-0 : € 50,00
Languages : English (eng)
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QZ 200 Neoplasms. Cysts (General)
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Epidemiologic Methods ; NeoplasmsAbstract: A basic textbook addressed to medical and public health students, clinicians, health professionals, and all others seeking to understand the principles and methods used in cancer epidemiology. Written by a prominent epidemiologist and experienced teacher at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the text aims to help readers become competent in the use of basic epidemiological tools and capable of exercising critical judgement when assessing results reported by others.
Throughout the text, a lively writing style and numerous illustrative examples, often using real research data, facilitate an easy understanding of basic concepts and methods. Information ranges from an entertaining account of the origins of epidemiology, through advice on how to overcome some of the limitations of survival analysis, to a checklist of questions to ask when considering sources of bias. Although statistical concepts and formulae are presented, the emphasis is consistently on the interpretation of the data rather than on the actual calculations.
The text has 18 chapters. The first six introduce the basic principles of epidemiology and statistics. Chapters 7-13 deal in more depth with each of the study designs and interpretation of their findings. Two chapters, concerned with the problems of confounding and study size, cover more complex statistical concepts and are included for advanced study. A chapter on methodological issues in cancer prevention gives examples of epidemiology's contribution to primary prevention, screening and other activities for early detection, and tertiary prevention. The concluding chapters review the role of cancer registries and discuss practical considerations that should be taken into account in the design, planning, and conduct of any type of epidemiological research.Record link: https://kce.docressources.info/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=791 Hold
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Barcode Call number Media type Location Section Status 10273-00906 QZ 200/DOS Book KCE Library (10.124) Available
ISBN : 978-0-19-954314-4 : € 30,31
Languages : English (eng)
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WA 105 Epidemiology
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Epidemiologic Methods ; EpidemiologyClass number: 614.4 Abstract:
* The definitive guide to epidemiology and healthcare research
* Concepts, principles and theory are discussed as a means to understanding methods and techniques
* Examples are both theoretical and applied, to demonstrate how epidemiology works in various settings
* Exercises with answers are embedded in the text, with supplementary exercises at the end of each chapter, to encourage active learning
* Amply illustrated with figures and tables to enhance visual learning
* Objectives expressed in terms of understanding
Epidemiology is the science that underpins health and health care, and is concerned with the pattern, frequency and causes of disease. This introductory text describes and illustrates epidemiology and its applications to policy making, health service planning, and health promotion. Raj Bhopal developed a conceptual approach to epidemiology in the first edition of this successful text, which involved a systematic focus on underlying concepts and fundamental principles, and this second edition expands upon this popular method. It emphasizes theories and principles, as the bedrock of methodology, countering the mounting criticism that epidemiology is an atheoretical discipline. The interdependence of epidemiological studies and their essential unit within a theoretical, technical and ethical framework is an important theme of this book.
The emphasis is on interactive learning throughout, with each chapter including learning objectives, both theoretical and numerical exercises, recent examination questions from relevant courses, and a summary. The text is richly illustrated, with detailed material summarised in tables. The book is written in plain language, with all the necessary technical and specialised terminology explained and defined in a glossary.Record link: https://kce.docressources.info/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=1498 Hold
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Barcode Call number Media type Location Section Status 10273-01701 WA 105/BHO Book KCE Library (10.124) Due for return by 03/31/2016 Readers who borrowed this document also borrowed:
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ISBN : 0-19-513553-9 : 26,86 €
Languages : English (eng)
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WA 105 Epidemiology
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Epidemiologic Methods ; EpidemiologyAbstract: In the past thirty years epidemiology has matured from a fledgling scientific field into a vibrant discipline that brings together the biological and social sciences, and in doing so draws upon disciplines ranging from statistics and survey sampling to the philosophy of science. These areas of knowledge have converged into a modern theory of epidemiology that has been slow to penetrate into textbooks, particularly at the introductory level. Epidemiology: An Introduction closes the gap. It begins with a brief, lucid discussion of casualy thinking and causal inference and then takes the reader through the elements of epidemiology, focusing on the measures of disease occurrence and causal effects. With these building blocks in place, the reader learns how to design, analyze and interpret epidemiologic research studies, and how to deal with the fundamental problems that epidemiologists face, including confounding, the role of chance, and the exploration of interactions. All these topics are layered on the foundation of basic principles presented in simple language, with numerous examples and questions for further thought. Contents note: Contents/contributors 1 Introduction to Epidemiologic Thinking2 What is Causation?3 Measuring Disease Occurrence and Causal Effects4 Types of Epidemiologic Study5 Biases of Study Design6 Random Error and the Role of Statistics7 Analyzing Simple Epidemiologic Data8 Controlling Confounding by Stratifying Data9 Measuring Interactions10 Using Regression Models in Epidemiologic Analysis11 Epidemiology in Clinical Settings Record link: https://kce.docressources.info/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=142 Hold
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Barcode Call number Media type Location Section Status 10273-00024 WA105/ROT Book KCE Library (10.124) Available Readers who borrowed this document also borrowed:
Essential medical statistics Kirkwood, Betty R. Druggebruik en psychopathologie in gevangenissen: een exploratieve studie tot methodiekontwikkeling De Wilde, Joke Strategies of qualitative inquiry Denzin, Norman K., Lincoln, Yvonna S. Applied survey data analysis Heeringa, Steven Applied spatial statistics for public health data Waller, Lance A. Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine Walker, Brian R. Réseau et coordination Callon, Michel Methods for the economic evaluation of health care programmes Drummond, Michael F. Les épistémologies constructivistes Le Moigne, Jean-Louis SAS survival analysis techniques for medical research Cantor, Alan Common Statistical Methods for Clinical Research Walker, Glenn A.
ISBN : 978-0-7637-4722-0
Languages : English (eng)
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WA 950 Theory or methods of medical statistics
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Epidemiologic Methods ; EpidemiologyContents note: Basic study designs in analytical epidemiology -- Introduction: descriptive and analytical epidemiology -- Analysis of age, birth cohort, and period effects -- Ecologic studies -- Studies based on individuals as observation units -- Measuring disease occurrence -- Introduction: basic elements of epidemiologic inference; defining and counting disease outcomes -- Measures of incidence -- Measures of prevalence -- Odds -- Measuring associations between exposures and outcomes -- Introduction -- Measuring associations in a cohort study -- Cross-sectional studies: point prevalence rate ratio -- Measuring associations in case-control studies --Assessing the strength of associations -- Threats to validity and issues of interpretation -- Understanding lack of validity: bias overview -- Selection bias -- Information bias -- Combined selection/information biases -- Biases in reporting study results: publication bias -- Identifying noncausal associations: confounding -- Introduction -- The nature of the association between the confounder, the exposure, and the outcome -- Assessing the presence of confounding -- Additional issues related to confounding -- Conclusion -- Defining and assessing heterogeneity of effects: interaction -- Introduction -- How is effect measured? -- Strategies to evaluate interaction -- Assessment of interaction in case-control studies -- More on the interchangeability of the definitions of interaction -- Which is the relevant model: additive versus multiplicative interaction? -- The nature and reciprocity of interaction -- Interaction, confounding effect, and adjustment -- Statistical modeling and statistical tests for interaction -- Interpreting interaction -- Interaction and search for new risk factors in low-risk groups -- Interaction and "representativeness" of associations -- Dealing with threats to validity -- Stratification and adjustment: multivariate analysis in epidemiology -- Introduction -- Stratification and adjustment techniques to disentangle confounding -- Adjustment methods based on stratification -- Multiple regression techniques for adjustment -- Incomplete adjustment: residual confounding -- Overadjustment -- Conclusion -- Quality assurance and control -- Introduction -- Quality assurance -- Quality control -- Indices of validity and reliability -- Regression to the mean -- Issues of reporting -- Communicating results of epidemiologic studies -- Introduction -- What to report -- How to report -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: standard errors, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing for selected measures of risk and measures of association -- Appendix B: test for trend (dose response) -- Appendix C: test of homogeneity of stratified estimates (test for interaction) -- Appendix D: quality assurance and quality control procedures manual for blood pressure measurement and blood/urine collection in the ARIC study -- Appendix E: calculation of the intraclass correlation coefficient. Record link: https://kce.docressources.info/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=59 Hold
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Barcode Call number Media type Location Section Status 10273-00158 WA950/SZK Book KCE Library (10.124) Due for return by 10/31/2015 Readers who borrowed this document also borrowed:
Applied regression analysis and other multivariable methods Kleinbaum, David G. Stata data management
ISBN : 0-19-510840-X : 50 €
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WA 105 Epidemiology
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Bias (Epidemiology) ; Epidemiologic Methods ; Epidemiologic Research DesignAbstract: This book offers a strategy for assessing epidemiologic research findings. Specific tools for assessing the presence and impact of selection bias in both cohort and case-control studies, bias from non-response, confounding, exposure measurement error, disease measurement error, and random error are identified and evaluated. Such information should help those who generate and interpret epidemiological research make a more accurate appraisal of the current evidence and gain greater clarity about research needs. Record link: https://kce.docressources.info/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=181 Hold
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Barcode Call number Media type Location Section Status 10273-00025 WA105/SAV Book KCE Library (10.124) Available
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