Book Title: Principles of Evidence-Based Practice and Epidemiology
Book Description: This book provides the learner with a general overview of evidence-based practice and epidemiology. This book covers analysis tools used in epidemiologic research.
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Book Description
This book will provide readers with an introduction to the concepts of evidence-based practice. Readers will be introduced to the concepts of qualitative and quantitative research, as well as research and analysis methods for both qualitative and quantitative research. This book will provide a systematic way to critically appraise literature and to promote the use of evidence-based practice. This book introduces key concepts and a brief history of epidemiology. Disease transmission and outbreak investigation will also be discussed. The book will also introduce measures of disease occurrence and surveillance, along with key screening and diagnostic tests. Finally, the book will discuss descriptive and analytic epidemiological study designs.
This Pressbook was produced in partnership with Boise State University’s eCampus Center through the Open Education Development Series.
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Principles of Evidence-Based Practice and Epidemiology Copyright © by Lanny Inabnit is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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Applied research methods / methodology
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Principles of Evidence-Based Practice and Epidemiology Copyright © by Lanny Inabnit is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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