Improving Health Research on Small Populations: Proceedings of a Workshop Contributor(s): National Academies of Sciences Engineeri (Author), Health and Medicine Division (Author), Board on Health Care Services (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309476097 ISBN-13: 9780309476096 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Research - Social Science | Statistics - Science | Research & Methodology |
Dewey: 610.727 |
LCCN: 2018302968 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 150 pages |
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Publisher Description: The increasing diversity of population of the United States presents many challenges to conducting health research that is representative and informative. Dispersion and accessibility issues can increase logistical costs; populations for which it is difficult to obtain adequate sample size are also likely to be expensive to study. Hence, even if it is technically feasible to study a small population, it may not be easy to obtain the funding to do so. In order to address the issues associated with improving health research of small populations, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop in January 2018. Participants considered ways of addressing the challenges of conducting epidemiological studies or intervention research with small population groups, including alternative study designs, innovative methodologies for data collection, and innovative statistical techniques for analysis. |