Table of Contents
Author Biography
Why Study Symptoms in Advanced Disease?
Why an Epidemiological Approach?
Incidence and Prevalence
Using Incidence and Prevalence in Assessing Symptoms
Definition of a "Case"
Defining Time, Place, Person
Types of Study Design
Cross-Sectional Studies
Longitudinal (Cohort) Studies
Measurement
Bias
Selection Bias
Measurement Bias
Presenting and Interpreting Results
A Practical Example: Using Epidemiological Information to Estimate Need for Health Care Services
Calculating the Prevalence of a Problem (e.g. Symptoms)
Conclusions and Future Priorities
Figures
Tables
Problems
Questions
Figure 3.1
Figure 4.1
Figure 5.1
Figure 8.1
Figure 9.1
Figure 9.2
Figure 16.1
Table 12.1
Table 15.1
Table 15.2
Table 16.1
Table 16.2
Problem 3.1
Problem 4.1
Problem 5.1
Problem 8.1
Problem 14.1
Question 3.1
Question 3.2
Question 3.3
Question 3.4
Question 3.5
Question 3.6
Question 4.1
Question 4.2
Question 4.3
Question 4.4
Question 4.5
Question 4.6
Question 5.1
Question 5.2
Question 5.3
Question 5.4
Question 5.5
Question 5.6
Question 8.1
Question 8.2
Question 8.3
Question 14.1
Question 14.2
Question 14.3
Question 14.4
Question 14.5
Question 14.6
Question 14.7
Question 14.8
Question 14.9
Question 15.1
Question 15.2
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