卫生专业人员的定量研究方法。实用互动课程是对整个卫生保健界的流行病学、生物统计学和研究方法的极好介绍。

这本实用手册从广泛的健康研究中提取实例，涵盖了重要的当代健康研究方法，如生存分析、考克斯回归和元分析，对这些方法的理解超越了入门概念。

本书包括贯穿始终的自我评估练习，以帮助学生探索和反思他们的理解，并明确区分了a)所有学生都应确保他们理解的知识和概念，以及b)那些可以由希望这样做的学生进行的知识和概念。

作者使用准备好的数据集，在SPSS中加入了一个实践练习项目，帮助巩固理论，培养数据处理、分析和解释方面的技能和信心。

Quantitative Research Methods for Health Professionals: A Practical Interactive Course  is a superb introduction to epidemiology, biostatistics, and research methodology for the whole health care community.

Drawing examples from a wide range of health research, this practical handbook covers important contemporary health research methods such as survival analysis, Cox regression, and meta-analysis, the understanding of which go beyond introductory concepts.

The book includes self-assessment exercises throughout to help students explore and reflect on their understanding and a clear distinction is made between a) knowledge and concepts that all students should ensure they understand and b) those that can be pursued by students who wish to do so.

The authors incorporate a program of practical exercises in SPSS using a prepared data set that helps to consolidate the theory and develop skills and confidence in data handling, analysis and interpretation.