Overview
- Presents the basic science of practicing physicians and allied health professionals
- Focuses on determination of diagnosis, prognosis, and management of human disease
- Outlines the concepts and methods of patient-related research, with an emphasis on research design, measurement, and evaluation
- Provides a primer on assessing multiple studies to better inform clinical decisionmaking
- Written by practicing physicians who are active in clinical research
Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 473)
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About this book
Clinical epidemiology provides the scientific basis for the practice of medicine due to its focus on the diagnosis, prognosis and management of human disease using appropriate research design, measurement and evaluation. In Clinical Epidemiology: Practice and Methods, leading experts contribute selections intended to educate researchers on how best to undertake clinical research. Divided into two categories, the volume first covers issues of design, measurement and analysis associated with various research designs, then continues with methods to better inform medical decision-making, including aggregation of multiple studies using meta-analysis, health economics, clinical practice guidelines and health technology assessment. As a part of the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series, this comprehensive text collects the kind of detailed, up-to-date information and implementation advice that is crucial for getting optimal results.
Essential and advantageous, Clinical Epidemiology: Practice and Methods is an ideal reference for medical practitioners, basic scientists and allied health professionals who desire to improve clinical outcomes.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Clinical Epidemiology
Book Subtitle: Practice and Methods
Editors: Brendan Barrett, Patrick Parfrey
Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-385-1
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Springer Protocols
Copyright Information: Humana Press 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58829-964-2Published: 27 October 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-857-7Published: 19 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-59745-385-1Published: 05 April 2009
Series ISSN: 1064-3745
Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 310
Number of Illustrations: 33 b/w illustrations
Topics: Molecular Medicine, Epidemiology, Biostatistics