Methods of Clinical Epidemiology

By Suhail A.R. Doi

Book Overview

​​Preface.- PART I: Clinical Agreement.- 1.Clinical Agreement in Qualitative Measurements. S.Vanbelle. 2.Clinical Agreement in Quantitative Measurements. A.Indrayan.- 3.Disagreement Plots and the Intra-class Correlation in Agreement Studies. S.A.R. Doi.- 4.The Coefficient of Variation as an Index of Measurement Reliability. O.Shechtman.- PART II: Diagnostic Tests.- 5.Using and Interpreting Diagnostic Tests with Dichotomous or Polychotomous Results. C.Baicus.- 6.Using and Interpreting Diagnostic Tests with Quantitative Results. S.A. Doi.- 7.Sample Size Considerations for Diagnostic Tests. R.K.Malhotra.- 8.An Introduction to Diagnostic Meta-analysis. M.Nieves Plana, V.Abraira and J.Zamora.- 9.Health Technology Assessments of Diagnostic Tests. R.Esmail.- PART III: Modeling Binary and Time-To-Event Outcomes.- 10.Modelling Binary Outcomes. G.M. Williams and R.Ware.- 11.Modelling Time-to-event Data. G.M. Williams and R.Ware.- PART IV: Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis.- 12.Systematic Reviewing. J.Clark.- 13.Quality Assessment in Meta-analysis. M.Dreier.- 14.Meta-analysis I. S.A.R. Doi and J.J. Barendregt.- 15.Meta-analysis II. A.A. Onitilo, S.A. R. Doi and J.J. Barendregt.- Appendix: Stata codes.- Index.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642435068
• ISBN13: 9783642435065
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"