Jacobsen, Kathryn H.,
Introduction to health research methods : a practical guide / Kathryn H. Jacobsen, MPH, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Global Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. - Third edition. - Burlington Jones & Bartlett Learning 2021 - xix, 404 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Includes index.
"Designed to empower new investigators to conduct their own original research projects, the Third Edition of Introduction to Health Research Methods provides a practical, step-by-step guide to conducting quantitative and qualitative research in medicine, public health, and other clinical and population health fields. Organized in five sections, the text covers the entire research process from formulating a study question and selecting a study approach to collecting and analyzing data and then disseminating the findings. Chapters about methods for primary studies (collecting new data), secondary analyses (analyzing existing data), and tertiary studies (conducting literature reviews and meta-analyses) provide comprehensive coverage of the scope of health research. By breaking the research process down into a series of achievable steps, Introduction to Health Research Methods shows students and early career scholars how they can contribute to improving the health of individuals and communities through research"--
9781284197563 9781284197631
2019047577
Biomedical Research--methods
Research Design
610.724 / J33
Introduction to health research methods : a practical guide / Kathryn H. Jacobsen, MPH, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Global Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. - Third edition. - Burlington Jones & Bartlett Learning 2021 - xix, 404 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Includes index.
"Designed to empower new investigators to conduct their own original research projects, the Third Edition of Introduction to Health Research Methods provides a practical, step-by-step guide to conducting quantitative and qualitative research in medicine, public health, and other clinical and population health fields. Organized in five sections, the text covers the entire research process from formulating a study question and selecting a study approach to collecting and analyzing data and then disseminating the findings. Chapters about methods for primary studies (collecting new data), secondary analyses (analyzing existing data), and tertiary studies (conducting literature reviews and meta-analyses) provide comprehensive coverage of the scope of health research. By breaking the research process down into a series of achievable steps, Introduction to Health Research Methods shows students and early career scholars how they can contribute to improving the health of individuals and communities through research"--
9781284197563 9781284197631
2019047577
Biomedical Research--methods
Research Design
610.724 / J33