Epidemiologic Methods.ppt
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The document outlines the lecture on epidemiologic methods given by Dr. Jamal Masood. It discusses two main types of epidemiologic studies - observational studies including descriptive and analytical studies, and experimental studies including randomized controlled trials, field trials, and community trials. Descriptive studies examine the distribution of diseases over time, place and people, while analytical studies include ecological, cross-sectional, case-control and cohort studies using various units of study.
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Epidemiologic Methods.ppt
- 1. Lecture Series for M.Sc Nursing Students Epidemiologic Methods Dr.Jamal Masood Professor Community Medicine & Public Health King George’s Medical University Lucknow
- 2. Epidemiologic Methods 1. Observational studies a. Descriptive studies b. Analytical studies 2. Experimental studies a. Randomized controlled trials b. Field trials c. Community trials
- 3. Observational studies a..Descriptive studies -Time distribution - Place distribution - Person distribution b. Analytical studies 1 Ecological Correlational With population as unit of study 2 Cross-sectional Prevalence With individuals as unit of study 3. Case-control Case-reference With individuals as unit of study 4. Cohort Follow-up With individuals as unit of study
- 4. Experimental studies a Randomised controlled trials Clinical trials With patients as unit of study b . Field trials Community Intervention studies With healthy people as unit of study c . Community trials With communities as unit of study