RESEARCH METHODS IN HEALTH

RESEARCH METHODS IN HEALTH

by Bowling (Author)

Synopsis

This is the first comprehensive guide to research methods in health. It describes the range of methods that can be used to study and evaluate health and health care. Ann Bowling's impressive range and grasp of research methodology are manifest in the simplicity of her style and in the organization of the book. The text is aimed at students and researchers of health and health services, including those in: demography, economics, epidemiology, health management, health policy, health psychology, health sciences, history, medical sociology, medicine, nursing, pharmaceutics and other health care disciplines. It has also been designed for health professionals and policy makers who have responsibility for applying research findings in practice, and who need to know how to judge the value of that research.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 01 Oct 1997

ISBN 10: 0335198856
ISBN 13: 9780335198856

Media Reviews
...succeeds in providing an accessible overview of research methodology in health and health care. - Health Service Journal Bowling has produced an informative and easy to read book with excellent background information on the theory and practice of research. - British Journal of Health Care Management ...we suggest that you consider buying a copy of this excellent textbook. -Medical Sociology News ...a brilliantly clear documentation of different philosophies, approaches and methods of research about health and health services. Laid out in an accessible and manageable way, it covers an enormous amount of material without sacrificing thoroughness. - MIDIRS Midwifery Digest Ann Bowling's endeavour to produce a systematic and comprehensive guide to the subject of health and healthservice research has produced an invaluable reference book for all researchers in the field...Each chapter is divided into topics and ends with a list of major theories, concepts and definitions, which are clear and succinct...This book aims to arm the reader with the full rangeof research tools: conceptual, philosophical, psychological, as well as the usual qualitative, quantitative, descriptive and analytical research methods. - STaRNet News