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Epidemiological Methods in Studies of Symptoms in Advanced Disease
Author Bios
Why Study Advanced Disease?
Why Epidemiology?
Incidence and Prevalence
Using Incidence and Prevalence
Definition of a Case
Defining Time, Place, Person
Types of Study Design
Cross-Sectional Studies
Longitudinal Studies
Measurement
Bias
Selection Bias
Measurement Bias
Presenting and Interpreting Results
Currently selected selection: Practical Example
Calculating Prevalence
Conclusion

 

Chapter 19: Epidemiological Methods in Studies of Symptoms in Advanced Disease: Practical Example: Using Epidemiological Information to Estimate Need for Health Care Services

        

 

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Selection B You plan a survey of all patients in hospitals, and ask the nurses to tell you about admissions that need palliative care.

This is unlikely to be very quick, and although one day "snapshot" surveys can be helpful in some cases, there are plently of potential snags in designing this one. It is better to use routine data first.

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