Design Concepts in Nutritional Epidemiology (Oxford Medical Publications) [Hardcover]

Barrie Margetts (Editor), Michael Nelson (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 29, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0192627406 | ISBN-13: 978-0192627407 | Edition: 2

In examining the relationship between nutritional exposure and disease aetiology, the importance of a carefully considered experimental design cannot be overstated. A sound experimental design involves the formulation of a clear research hypothesis and the identification of appropriate measures of exposure and outcome. It is essential that these variables can be measured with a minimum of error, whilst taking into account the effects of chance and bias, and being aware of the risk of confounding variables. The first edition of Design Concepts in Nutritional Epidemiology presented a throrough guide to research methods in nutritional epidemiology. Since publication of the 1st edition, we now have a much better understanding of the characteristics of nutritional exposure that need to be measured in order to answer questions about diet-disease relationships. The 2nd edition has been extensively revised to include the most up-to-date methods of researching this relationship. Included are new chapters on qualitative and sociological measures, anthropometric measures, gene-nutrient interactions, and cross-sectional studies. This book is intended for nutrition/epidemiology students, clinical research workers interested in nutrition, biostatisticians, public health workers, health planners.

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"The substantial reference lists....The quality of the chapters is consistently high: the reader is occasionally referred from one chapter to another, a sign of a well-edited compilation."--Doody's Journal

About the Author

Barrie Margetts, Institute of Public Health Medicine, University of Southampton. Michael Nelson, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, King's College London.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 472 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition (May 29, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0192627406
• ISBN-13: 978-0192627407
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,100,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book with basic practical information, March 26, 2000

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This review is from: Design Concepts in Nutritional Epidemiology (Paperback)

this book has good information for the design of a nutritioal epidemiologic study but it is more basic than Willett's Nutritional Epidemiology and is not as comprehensive. Contains more information on the practice of collecting information and some on basic epidemiology. If you already know epidemiology fairly well then you may want to opt for Willett's book, but if you are newer to the field or want more choices, this is probably a good book for you.