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Hackshaw, Allan K.,

A concise guide to observational studies in healthcare / Allan Hackshaw. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fundamental concepts -- Outcome measures, risk factors, and causality -- Effect sizes and regression methods -- Studies based on patient medical records -- Cross-sectional studies -- Case-control studies -- Cohort studies -- Quality of care studies -- Prognostic markers for predicting outcomes -- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses -- Conducting and reporting observational studies.

ISBN: 9781118527030 1118527038 9781118526972 111852697X

Source: 77209229-75FD-4C88-8C6F-7D0F16C6374B OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

LCCN: 2014020669

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medicine--Research.
Observational Study as Topic--methods.
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Epidemiologic Research Design.
Bioinformatics.
Clinical medicine--Research.
Medicine--Research.
MEDICAL--Research.
Medicine--Research.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Handbooks.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: R852

Dewey Class. No.: 610.72

National Library of Medicine Call No.: W 49