{PDF} Research Methods in Community Medicine: Surveys, Epidemiological Research, Programme Evaluation, Clinical Trials, Sixth Edition J. H. Abramson, Z. H. Abramson(auth.)

A simple and systematic guide to the planning and performance of investigations concerned with health and disease and with health careContent:
Chapter 1 First Steps (pages 1?12):
Chapter 2 Types of Investigation (pages 13?34):
Chapter 3 Stages of an Investigation (pages 35?37):
Chapter 4 Formulating the Objectives (pages 39?48):
Chapter 5 The Objectives of Evaluative Studies (pages 49?60):
Chapter 6 The Study Population (pages 61?68):
Chapter 7 Control Groups (pages 69?76):
Chapter 8 Sampling (pages 77?90):
Chapter 9 Selecting Cases and Controls for Case?Control Studies (pages 91?99):
Chapter 10 The Variables (pages 101?108):
Chapter 11 Defining the Variables (pages 109?116):
Chapter 12 Definitions of Diseases (pages 117?123):
Chapter 13 Scales of Measurement (pages 125?132):
Chapter 14 Composite Scales (pages 133?142):
Chapter 15 Methods of Collecting Data (pages 143?150):
Chapter 16 Reliability (pages 151?160):
Chapter 17 Validity (pages 161?178):
Chapter 18 Interviews and Self?Administered Questionnaires (pages 179?192):
Chapter 19 Constructing a Questionnaire (pages 193?202):
Chapter 20 Surveying the Opinions of a Panel: Consensus Methods (pages 203?207):
Chapter 21 The Use of Documentary Sources (pages 209?224):
Chapter 22 Planning the records (pages 225?232):
Chapter 23 Planning the Handling of Data (pages 233?239):
Chapter 24 Pretests and Other Preparations (pages 241?245):
Chapter 25 Collecting the Data (pages 247?250):
Chapter 26 Statistical Analysis (pages 251?257):
Chapter 27 Interpreting the Findings (pages 259?268):
Chapter 28 Making Sense of Associations (pages 269?296):
Chapter 29 Application of the Study Findings (pages 297?304):
Chapter 30 Writing a Report (pages 305?311):
Chapter 31 Rapid Epidemiological Methods (pages 313?324):
Chapter 32 Clinical Trials (pages 325?344):
Chapter 33 Programme Trials (pages 345?355):
Chapter 34 Community?Oriented Primary Care (pages 357?372):
Chapter 35 Using the Web for Health Research (pages 373?381):