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1 online resource (xxviii, 388 pages) : illustrations |
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Oxford medical publications |
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Oxford handbooks |
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Oxford medical publications.
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Oxford handbooks.
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"How to apply epidemiology in day-to-day clinical practice"--Cover. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Print version record. |
Summary |
This text provides all the information required by students and junior doctors who need to understand and translate key epidemiological concepts into medical practice. |
Contents |
Symbols and abbreviations -- Glossary of terms -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- Statistical formulae -- Section 1. Epidemiology in the clinic -- Introduction -- 1. The diagnostic process -- Introduction: epidemiology in the clinic -- Measures of disease frequency -- Distribution of disease -- Is there anything wrong -- Risk factors -- Identifying risk factors -- Validity of diagnostic tests -- Clinical uses of predictive value -- Pre-test probability -- Likelihood ratios and post-test probabilities -- So what has my patient got The Bayesian clinician -- 2. Management decisions |
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Decisions, decisions ... the principles of clinical managementWhat is prognosis Looking into the crystal ball -- Prognosis: mortality -- Prognosis: morbidity -- Evidence-based management -- Clinical guidelines -- How effective is the treatment -- Interpreting reports of clinical trials -- How appropriate is the treatment -- Patient-centred decision-making -- 3. Risk communication and promoting health -- Health promotion in clinical practice -- Could it have been prevented -- Communicating risk -- Health promotion in the clinic -- Smoking and alcohol advice -- Exercise, weight, and dietary advice -- Sexual health |
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Outbreak investigationBreaking the chain of infection -- Section 2. Evidence-based practice -- Introduction -- 4. Finding and summarizing evidence -- Finding and evaluating existing evidence -- Electronic resources -- Critical appraisal -- Appraisal checklists -- CONSORT statement -- Systematic review -- Meta-analysis -- Analysis and interpretation of a meta-analysis -- 5. Preventive medicine and screening -- Prevention strategies -- Levels of prevention -- Preventing communicable disease -- Preventing non-communicable disease: example of cardiovascular disease -- Basic infectious disease epidemiology -- Vaccination |
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Screening overviewScreening programmes -- Evaluating screening programmes -- Major UK screening programmes -- 6. Evaluating clinical practice -- Introduction -- Clinical governance and ethics -- Carrying out an audit: getting started -- Choosing the standards -- Writing your protocol -- Choosing the sample -- Data collection -- Data collection: examples -- Analysing data -- Interpreting findings -- Changing practice -- Completing the process -- Section 3. Epidemiological methods -- Introduction -- 7. Types of study -- Types of evidence and study designs -- Basic concepts in epidemiological research -- Interpreting associations |
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ConfoundingAssociation or causation -- The nature of causality -- Time trend and geographical (ecological) studies -- Ecological studies: examples -- Surveys and cross-sectional studies -- Cross-sectional studies: examples -- Case-control studies -- Case-control studies: examples -- Cohort studies -- Cohort studies: examples -- Intervention studies and clinical trials -- Clinical trials: examples -- Clinical trial phases -- Choosing the right type of study -- 8. Sources of data -- Introduction: good quality data -- Routine data -- Clinical uses of routine data -- Death certification -- Referral to the coroner |
Subject |
Clinical epidemiology.
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Clinical epidemiology -- Methodology.
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Epidemiology.
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Epidemiology -- Methodology.
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Epidemiology |
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Epidemiologic Methods |
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Épidémiologie clinique.
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Épidémiologie clinique -- Méthodologie.
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Épidémiologie.
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Épidémiologie -- Méthodologie.
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MEDICAL -- Epidemiology.
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MEDICAL -- Health Risk Assessment.
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Clinical epidemiology
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Epidemiology
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Epidemiology -- Methodology
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Added Author |
Ward, Helen, 1957-
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Added Title |
Epidemiology for clinicians |
Other Form: |
Print version: 9786613889553 |
ISBN |
0198529880 |
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9780198529880 |
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9780191546136 (electronic bk.) |
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0191546135 (electronic bk.) |
Standard No. |
9786613889553 |
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AU@ 000050015223 |
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DEBSZ 431206414 |
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NZ1 15698192 |
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