| Basic Principles and Practical Applications in Epidemiological Research Contributor(s): Wang, Jung-Der (Author) |
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ISBN: 9810248016 ISBN-13: 9789810248017 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $130.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Epidemiology - Medical | Research - Medical | Public Health |
| Dewey: 614.4 |
| LCCN: 2002510358 |
| Series: Quantitative Sciences on Biology and Medicine |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.46" W x 8.86" (1.41 lbs) 380 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on the concept of "conjecture and refutation" from the Popperian philosophy of science, i.e. looking for alternative causes, this book simplifies the design and inferences of human observational studies into two types: descriptive and causal. It clarifies how and why causal inference should be considered from the search for alternative explanations or causes, and descriptive inference from the sample at hand to the source population. Furthermore, it links the health policy and epidemiological concept with decisional questions, for which the basic measurement can be quality-adjusted survival time or quality-adjusted life year. |