Critical appraisal of epidemiological studies and clinical trials / J. Mark Elwood.
Series: Oxford medical publicationsPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: x, 448 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0192627457 (hbk)
- 0192627449 (pbk.)
- WA 950 E52ca 1998
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book Open Access | Health Sciences Library | WA 950 E52ca 1998 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | MBAL22010546 |
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
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