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Aging Research - Methodological Issues

This book reviews classical epidemiological and clinical research studies, with a focus on aging. Chapters cover methodological topics like the scientific method, ethics, and the consequences of certain exclusion criteria, and the work includes a look at clinical concepts like multimorbidity, frailt...

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Other Authors: García-Peña, Carmen. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Gutiérrez-Robledo, Luis Miguel. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Pérez-Zepeda, Mario Ulises. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Geriatrics.
Aging.
Science education.
Psychology.
Biomedicine, general.
Geriatrics/Gerontology.
Science Education.
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary.
Psychology, general.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18323-7
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • The  scientific method
  • Biomedical research
  • Descriptive studies
  • Qualitative studies
  • Case-control studies
  • Longitudinal studies
  • Clinical trials
  • Mixed-methods studies
  • Systematic review and meta analysis
  • Technology and aging
  • Translation of scientific knowledge
  • Index.

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