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This book argues that a good public health researcher is someone who is familiar with the latest methodological developments in the health area. The Public Health Researcher surveys all major methods. Each method chapter contains a review of relevant studies, and discusses advantages and disadvantages, practical principles, and ethical issues.
| ISBN | 0195540751 | | Pages | 232 | | ISBN13 | 9780195540758
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 001 | | Publisher | Oxford University Press Australia | | Weight (grammes) | 360 | | Imprint | OUP Australia and New Zealand | | Published in | Melbourne | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 229 | | Publication date | 31 Oct 1997 | | Width (mm) | 154 | | Library of Congress | RA440.D335 | | Spine width (mm) | 13 | | DEWEY | 362.1072 | | Academic level | Tertiary education | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | |
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| | | List of Abbreviations | | | | | | Preface | | | | 1 | | History, Public Health, and Research Methods | | 1 | | 2 | | Simple Questionnaire Surveys | | 20 | | 3 | | Epidemiological Surveys | | 33 | | 4 | | Observational Designs | | 49 | | 5 | | Randomised Control Trials | | 64 | | 6 | | Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYS) or Utilities | | 76 | | 7 | | Personal Interviews | | 89 | | 8 | | Focus Group Interviews | | 107 | | 9 | | Secondary Analysis | | 123 | | 10 | | Meta-analysis | | 139 | | 11 | | Qualitative Innovations | | 154 | | 12 | | Innovations from Cultural and Social Studies | | 169 | | | | Bibliography | | 189 | | | | Index | | 214 |
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