Assessment and evaluation of health and medical care
Subtitle: a methods text
By: edited by Crispin Jenkinson.
Contributors: Jenkinson, Crispin, 1962-
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Buckingham; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
Subjects: Medical care -- Evaluation -- Methodology.; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Health Services Research -- methods.; Epidemiologic Methods.
Description: Describes the variety of approaches available in the assessment and evaluation of medical care. Includes the principles of randomized controlled trials, case control studies, cohort studies and social surveys, and the value of qualitative methods in gaining an understanding of healthcare. Chapters also on measuring outcomes, assessing the economic value of treatments, meta-analysis and systematic reviews.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.