Format:
Online-Ressource (417 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780198529880
Series Statement:
Oxford Medical Handbooks
Content:
The Oxford Handbook of Epidemiology for Clinicians provides all the information required by students and junior doctors who need to understand and translate key epidemiological concepts into medical practice. Unlike standard textbooks in this area, the focus throughout is on clinical applications of epidemiological knowledge.Divided into four sections, the handbook begins with the basics of epidemiology in the clinic, moving on to the theories behind evidence-based practice, discussions of optimum methods and studies, and then ends by looking at the epidemiology of common diseases. The materia
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Cover; 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
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Infectious disease notification
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
9780191546136
Additional Edition:
9780198529880
Additional Edition:
Print version Oxford Handbook of Epidemiology for Clinicians
Language:
English
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