TY  - BOOK
AU  - Silman,Alan J.
AU  - Macfarlane,Gary J.
TI  - Epidemiological studies: a practical guide 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press, 
KW  - Epidemiologic methods
N1  - Acknowledgements  Pt. I Introduction  -- Ch.1 Scope of epidemiological enquiry and overview of main problem areas 3 Pt. II Measuring the Occurrence of Disease     -- Ch.2 Which measure of disease occurrence?   -- Ch.3 Comparing rates: between and within populations --  Pt. III Studying Associations Between Risk Factors and Disease   -- Ch.4 Which type of study?   -- Ch.5 Which measure of association?--  Pt. IV Selection of Populations and Samples to Study     -- Ch.6 Studies of disease occurrence. I: Identification of the population   -- Ch. 7 Studies of disease occurrence. II: Assessing disease status in study populations 60  8 Studies of disease causation: I: Selection of subjects for case-control studies   -- Ch. 9 Studies of disease causation. II: Selection of subjects for cohort (longitudinal) studies   -- Pt. V Information from Epidemiological Surveys    -- Ch. 10 Collecting information   -- Ch.11 Obtaining valid information  -- Ch. 12 Repeatability  -- Ch.13 Maximising participation   -- Ch.14 Conducting a pilot study --  Pt. VI Analysis and Interpretation of Epidemiological Data     -- Ch.15 Preparation of survey data for statistical analysis   -- Ch.16 Introductory data analysis: descriptive epidemiology   -- Ch.17 Introductory data analysis: analytical epidemiology   -- Ch.18 Confounding   -- Ch. 19 Bias --  Pt. VII Other Practical Issues   20 Ethical issues in epidemiology  -- Ch. 21 The costs of epidemiological studies
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