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HEL-3060: Methods in epidemiology Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical and practical. | Level of course/Year of study
First or second year at master''s level. | Language of instruction
Norwegian | Examination semester
Spring | Objectives
The course aims to give students insight into how to plan, sources of error (bias or skewness) that can be controlled through design and practical implementation of case-control studies, cross-section studies, cohort studies and randomised controlled trial (RCT). | Contents
The three most important methods used for epidemiological studies will be reviewed, i.e. cross-section studies, cohort and case-control studies and well as randomised controlled tests (RCT), and the strong and week points of such studies will be looked into. Furthermore, lectures will discuss how to dimension studies (amplitude calculations), formal requirements according to the Act on Biographical Data and ethics committees. Approaches to controlled clinical tests and intervention. Further, sources of error that can be controlled through design, skewness of selection and information will be investigated, as well as validation studies and reliability will be emphasised as well as the consequences of various kinds of flaws for further studies. Finally, we deal with practical implementation phasing based on the institute''s extensive experience dealing with the three above mentioned types of studies. | Form of teaching
The course has multiple teaching approaches | Exam and assessment
Home assignment, assessed with grades A-F. | Contact person/lecturer
Student advisor Jorunn S. Myklebust, phone: +47 77644824. e-mail: jorunn.myklebust@ism.uit.no | Recommended reading/syllabus
Armstrong BK, White E, Saracci R. Principles of exposure measurement in epidemiology. Monograpgs in epi biostat 21; Oxford University press; Oxford 1921. (ISBN 0-19-262020-7)
Articles are copied and delivered, or available on the Internet. | Homepage
http://uit.no/medfak-studietilbud/folkehelsevitensk/
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Teaching spring 2006
Tre obligatoriske samlinger a 3 dgr
uke 2: ons 11.- fre 13. jan,
uke 10: ons 8.- fre 10. mars,
uke 18: ons 3.- fre 5. mai
Siste Hjemmeoppgave/eksamen innlevering fredag 27. mai (uke 21)
Oppstart onsd 11. jan. kl. 1015, ISM, MH-bygget, rom L 11.233 |
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