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_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 0 4 _aRA399.A1
_b.V48 2011
082 0 0 _a610.72/4
_223
100 1 _aVet, Henrica C. W. de,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aMeasurement in medicine :
_ba practical guide /
_cHenrica C.W. de Vet [and others].
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2011.
300 _a1 online resource (x, 338 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aPractical guides to biostatistics and epidemiology
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aThe success of the Apgar score demonstrates the astounding power of an appropriate clinical instrument. This down-to-earth book provides practical advice, underpinned by theoretical principles, on developing and evaluating measurement instruments in all fields of medicine. It equips you to choose the most appropriate instrument for specific purposes. The book covers measurement theories, methods and criteria for evaluating and selecting instruments. It provides methods to assess measurement properties, such as reliability, validity and responsiveness, and interpret the results. Worked examples and end-of-chapter assignments use real data and well-known instruments to build your skills at implementation and interpretation through hands-on analysis of real-life cases. All data and solutions are available online. This is a perfect course book for students and a perfect companion for professionals/researchers in the medical and health sciences who care about the quality and meaning of the measurements they perform.
650 0 _aMedical care
_xEvaluation
_xMethodology.
650 0 _aClinical medicine
_xStatistical methods.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521118200
830 0 _aPractical guides to biostatistics and epidemiology.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511996214
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_d516586