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Behaviorial epidemiology : principles and applications / Ray M. Merrill, PhD, MPH, MS, FACE, FAAHB, Brigham Young University, Department of Health Science, Provo, UT, Cara L. Frankenfeld, PhD, George Mason University, Department of Global and Community Health, Fairfax, VA, Nancy Freeborne, DRPH, MPH, PA-C, George Mason University, Department of Global and Community Health, Fairfax, VA, Michael Mink, MD, MPA, Southern Connecticut State University, Department of Public Health, New Haven, CT.
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Title:Behaviorial epidemiology : principles and applications / Ray M. Merrill, PhD, MPH, MS, FACE, FAAHB, Brigham Young University, Department of Health Science, Provo, UT, Cara L. Frankenfeld, PhD, George Mason University, Department of Global and Community Health, Fairfax, VA, Nancy Freeborne, DRPH, MPH, PA-C, George Mason University, Department of Global and Community Health, Fairfax, VA, Michael Mink, MD, MPA, Southern Connecticut State University, Department of Public Health, New Haven, CT.
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Author/Creator:Merrill, Ray M., author.
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Other Contributors/Collections:Frankenfeld, Cara L., author.
Freeborne, Nancy, author.
Mink, Michael, author.
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Published/Created:Burlington, Massachusetts : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2016]
©2016
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Location:BMB LIBRARY (VGH) stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: W85 .M571b 2016
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Call Number: W85 .M571b 2016
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Library of Congress Subjects:Health behavior.
Epidemiology.
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Medical Subjects: Health Behavior.
Epidemiologic Methods.
Public Health.
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Description:xi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Summary:Behavioral Epidemiology: Principles and Applications is the first of its kind to bring together the disciplines of the social/behavioral sciences and epidemiology. The text reviews how we study health in relation to behaviors, the complexities of such studies, ways to minimize these complexities, and how to use this knowledge to prevent and control disease in human populations. By combining these disciplines, this book provides a foundation for students and researchers in the methods used to study behavior, drawing upon mutually successful methods, and discussing what to do when these disciplines overlap or interact. This text is ideal for master's level or early doctoral graduate students in the behavioral sciences, epidemiology, or public health, as well as researchers from other fields interested in an introduction to population-based research of behavior and health.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:9781449648275 (pbk.)
1449648274
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Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction
Public Health and Epidemiology
Behavioral Sciences
Behavioral Epidemiology
Descriptive Epidemiology of Health Behaviors
Natural History of Disease
Behavior and the Epidemiologic Transition
Summary
References
ch. 2 Behavioral Sciences Research
Basic Research in the Behavioral Sciences
Applied Research in the Behavioral Sciences
Behavioral Psychology
Group Influences on Behavior
Health Behavior in the Workplace
Health Behavior Affected by Larger Systems
Linking Health Behaviors with Health Outcomes
Adjunct Areas of Research
Summary
References
ch. 3 Health Behavior and Theory
Health Behavior and Disease Prevention
Prolonged Life
Health Education and Promotion
Health Behavior Theories
Summary
References
ch. 4 Determinants of Behavior
Cause and Effect
Decision Making
What Is a Behavioral Determinant?
Taxonomy of Behavioral Determinants
Common Behavioral Determinants
Summary
References
ch. 5 Behavioral Epidemiologic Research
Elements of the Study Plan
Question
Background and Significance
Research Design
Study Participants
Variables
Statistical Issues
Validity
Communicating the Results
Research Ethics
Summary
References
ch. 6 Frequency Measures in Epidemiology
Data
Exposure Data
Outcome Data
Ratios, Proportions, and Rates
Additional Epidemiologic Measures for Describing Cohort Data
Summary
References
ch. 7 Sources and Uses of Available Population-Based Behavior Data
Secondary Data Analysis
Ancillary Studies
Systematic Reviews
Summary
References
ch. 8 Data Collection, Misclassification, and Missing Data
Sampling
Methods of Sampling
Sample Size
Questionnaires, Interviews, and Online Surveys
Interviewer Training
Data Management
Sources of Error
Missing Data
Summary
References
ch. 9 Statistical Application to Behavior Data
Descriptive Statistics
Probability
Statistical Inference
Statistical Techniques
Multiple Regression
Analysis of Variance
Chi-Square for Evaluating Ratios and Proportions
Summary of Statistical Techniques and Tests by Variable Type
Group Behavior Clusters
Summary
References
ch. 10 Epidemiological Input for Selecting Behavioral Intervention Targets
Cause and Causal Inference
Historical Thinking about Causality
Causal Models
Causal Assumption in Epidemiologic Measures
Developing Interventions
Summary
References
Application Section
Case Study I Cigarette Smoking and Lung Cancer
Case Study II Oral Contraceptive Use and Ovarian Cancer
Case Study III Identifying Biomarkers That Predict Diabetes and Hypertension
Case Study IV Physical and Mental Health Predictors of Exercise/Physical Activity.