With a focus on quantitative methods in epidemiology and designed as a textbook for medical students as well as a reference for those conducting research studies, this book offers a detailed outline of research procedures. The reader is guided from research goals and study designs to ethics, formulating questions, reviewing literature, obtaining subjects, measuring concepts, analyzing data, interpreting and reporting results, and finally, funding, presentation, and publication. Each chapter includes questions to facilitate comprehension or development of a study. Additional tools such as outlines, references, appendices, and exercises are also included. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)