Critical appraisal of epidemiological studies and clinical trials /
Elwood, J. Mark.
Critical appraisal of epidemiological studies and clinical trials / J. Mark Elwood. - 2nd edition - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998. - x, 448 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Oxford medical publications .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-371) and index.
Contents
Introduction
1. The importance of causal relationships in medicine and health care
2. Study designs which can demonstrate and test causation
3. The results obtained from studies of causation
4. Selection of subjects for study
5. Error and bias in observations
6. Confounding
7. Chance variation
8. Combining results from several studies: meta-analysis
9. The diagnosis of causation
10. Critical appraisal of a randomized clinical trial
11. Critical appraisal of a randomized trial of a preventive agent
12. Critical appraisal of a prospective cohort study
13. Critical appraisal of a retrospective cohort study
14. Critical appraisal of a matched case-control study
15. Critical appraisal of a large, population based, case-control study
0192627457 (hbk) 0192627449 (pbk.)
Epidemiology--Research--Methodology.
Clinical trials.
Epidemiology--Research--Evaluation.
Clinical trials--Evaluation.
Diseases--Causes and theories of causation.
Epidemiologic Methods.
Epidemiology.
Clinical Trials.
WA 950 E52ca 1998
Critical appraisal of epidemiological studies and clinical trials / J. Mark Elwood. - 2nd edition - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998. - x, 448 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Oxford medical publications .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-371) and index.
Contents
Introduction
1. The importance of causal relationships in medicine and health care
2. Study designs which can demonstrate and test causation
3. The results obtained from studies of causation
4. Selection of subjects for study
5. Error and bias in observations
6. Confounding
7. Chance variation
8. Combining results from several studies: meta-analysis
9. The diagnosis of causation
10. Critical appraisal of a randomized clinical trial
11. Critical appraisal of a randomized trial of a preventive agent
12. Critical appraisal of a prospective cohort study
13. Critical appraisal of a retrospective cohort study
14. Critical appraisal of a matched case-control study
15. Critical appraisal of a large, population based, case-control study
0192627457 (hbk) 0192627449 (pbk.)
Epidemiology--Research--Methodology.
Clinical trials.
Epidemiology--Research--Evaluation.
Clinical trials--Evaluation.
Diseases--Causes and theories of causation.
Epidemiologic Methods.
Epidemiology.
Clinical Trials.
WA 950 E52ca 1998