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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. :
World Scientific,
2002
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| Series: | Quantitative sciences on biology and medicine ;
v. 1. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 367 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-361) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789812775726 9812775722 1281928348 9781281928344 9786611928346 6611928340 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
