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Basic principles and practical applications in epidemiological research /

Based on the concept of "conjecture and refutation" from the Popperian philosophy of science, i.e. looking for alternative causes, this book simplifies the design and inferences of human observational studies into two types: descriptive and causal. It clarifies how and why causal inference...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wang, Jung-Der
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2002.
Colección:Quantitative sciences on biology and medicine ; v. 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Based on the concept of "conjecture and refutation" from the Popperian philosophy of science, i.e. looking for alternative causes, this book simplifies the design and inferences of human observational studies into two types: descriptive and causal. It clarifies how and why causal inference should be considered from the search for alternative explanations or causes, and descriptive inference from the sample at hand to the source population. Furthermore, it links the health policy and epidemiological concept with decisional questions, for which the basic measurement can be quality-adjusted survi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 367 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-361) and index.
ISBN:9789812775726
9812775722
1281928348
9781281928344
9786611928346
6611928340