Critical appraisal of epidemiological studies and clinical trials /

Critical appraisal of epidemiological studies and clinical trials /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Elwood, J. Mark.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Description:	x, 448 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Oxford medical publications.
Subject:	Epidemiology -- Research -- Methodology. Clinical trials. Epidemiology -- Research -- Evaluation. Clinical trials -- Evaluation. Diseases -- Causes and theories of causation. Epidemiologic Methods. Epidemiology. Clinical Trials as Topic. Clinical trials. Clinical trials -- Evaluation. Diseases -- Causes and theories of causation. Epidemiology -- Research -- Evaluation. Epidemiology -- Research -- Methodology.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3002200

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Other uniform titles:	Elwood, J. Mark. Causal relationships in medicine.
ISBN:	0192627457 (hbk) 0192627449 (pbk.)
Notes:	Rev. ed. of: Causal relationships in medicine / J. Mark Elwood. 1988. Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-371) and index.

Table of Contents:

1. The importance of causal relationships in medicine and health care
2. Study design 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
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 restrospective cohort study
14. Critical appraisal of a matched case-control study
15. Critical appraisal of a large, population based, case-control study
Answers to self test questions
Appendix 1. Statistical analysis methods: formulae and worked examples
Appendix 2. Lifetable methods
Appendix 3. Statistical Tables
References
Index