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Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: the main features of the following study designs: (i) case series; (ii) ecological studies; (iii) cross-sectional studies; (iv) case-control studies; (v) cohort…

Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: the principles behind screening for disease; the notion that screening is a programme and not a test; screening can cause harm as…

Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: how to describe the process around the audit cycle; what the general ethical principles are around research; what is the role of…

Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: what are targets within public health policy; the different sorts of targets that can be set; the positive and negative aspects of…

Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: what is meant by the term epidemiology; the concepts underlying the terms ‘normal, abnormal and disease’ from a (i) sociocultural, (ii) statistical,…

a. What is the null hypothesis? b. Does the table provide any evidence of an association between the type of schedule and the rate of ‘serious medical errors’? Comment on…

Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: that causal factors are probabilistic and may be neither necessary nor sufficient to ensure a specific outcome; what are the possible noncausal…

Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: what is meant by the term evidence-based medicine (EBM); common misperceptions about EBM; the existing evidence behind EBM; the EBM domains; the…

Learning objectives In this chapter you will learn: what genetic epidemiology is; some of the major recent advances in genetics; the major methods for estimating heritability; the difference between monogenic…

Q11 Risk assessment for respiratory complications in paediatric anaesthesia (modified from von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Boda K, Chambers NA et al. (2010) The Lancet 376: 773–83) Respiratory adverse events in children…