Methods in Observational Epidemiology

Download or read book Methods in Observational Epidemiology written by Jennifer L. Kelsey and published by Monographs in Epidemiology and. This book was released on 1996 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second edition of the first book to provide a complete picture of the design, conduct and analysis of observational studies, the most common type of epidemiologic study. Stressing sample size estimation, sampling, and measurement error, the authors cover the full scope of observational studies, describing cohort studies, case-control studies, cross-sectional studies, and epidemic investigation. The use of statistical procedures is described in easy-to-understand terms.