Wiley | Quantitative Methods For Health Research: A Practical Interactive Guide To Epidemiology And Statistics, 2nd Edition (2018 EN)

Author: Nigel Bruce, Daniel Pope, Debbi Stanistreet
Full Title: Quantitative Methods For Health Research: A Practical Interactive Guide To Epidemiology And Statistics, 2nd Edition
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 2 edition (February 5, 2018)
Year: 2018
ISBN-13: 9781118665404 (978-1-118-66540-4), 9781118665411 (978-1-118-66541-1)
ISBN-10: 1118665406, 1118665414
Pages: 568
Language: English
Genre: Medicine: Medical Statistics & Epidemiology
File type: PDF (True, but nonnative Cover)
Quality: 9/10
Price: 53.10 €


A practical introduction to epidemiology, biostatistics, and research methodology for the whole health care community

This comprehensive text, which has been extensively revised with new material and additional topics, utilizes a practical slant to introduce health professionals and students to epidemiology, biostatistics, and research methodology. It draws examples from a wide range of topics, covering all of the main contemporary health research methods, including survival analysis, Cox regression, and systematic reviews and meta-analysis—the explanation of which go beyond introductory concepts. This second edition of Quantitative Methods for Health Research: A Practical Interactive Guide to Epidemiology and Statistics also helps develop critical skills that will prepare students to move on to more advanced and specialized methods.

A clear distinction is made between knowledge and concepts that all students should ensure they understand, and those that can be pursued further by those who wish to do so. Self-assessment exercises throughout the text help students explore and reflect on their understanding. A program of practical exercises in SPSS (using a prepared data set) helps to consolidate the theory and develop skills and confidence in data handling, analysis, and interpretation. Highlights of the book include:

— Combining epidemiology and bio-statistics to demonstrate the relevance and strength of statistical methods
— Emphasis on the interpretation of statistics using examples from a variety of public health and health care situations to stress relevance and application
— Use of concepts related to examples of published research to show the application of methods and balance between ideals and the realities of research in practice
— Integration of practical data analysis exercises to develop skills and confidence
— Supplementation by a student companion website which provides guidance on data handling in SPSS and study data sets as referred to in the text

Quantitative Methods for Health Research, Second Edition is a practical learning resource for students, practitioners and researchers in public health, health care and related disciplines, providing both a course book and a useful introductory reference.

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