Overview
This is an open access title available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. Before new interventions are released into disease control programmes, it is essential that they are carefully evaluated in `field trials'. These may be complex and expensive undertakings, requiring the follow-up of hundreds, or thousands, of individuals, often for long periods. Descriptions of the detailed procedures and methods used in the trials that have been conducted have rarely been published. A consequence of this, individuals planning such trials have few guidelines available and little access to knowledge accumulated previously, other than their own. In this manual, practical issues in trial design and conduct are discussed fully and in sufficient detail, that Field Trials of Health Interventions may be used as a `toolbox' by field investigators. It has been compiled by an international group of over 30 authors with direct experience in the design, conduct, and analysis of field trials in low and middle income countries and is based on their accumulated knowledge and experience. Available as an open access book via Oxford Medicine Online, this new edition is a comprehensive revision, incorporating the new developments that have taken place in recent years with respect to trials, including seven new chapters on subjects ranging from trial governance, and preliminary studies to pilot testing.
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Author: Peter G. Smith ,
Richard H. Morrow ,
David A. Ross
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 17.00cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.708kg
ISBN: 9780198732860
ISBN 10: 0198732864
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 11 June 2015
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Review from previous edition 'This reference manual provides a survey of the many stages of planning, conducting and analysing a field trial. It has been 'field tested' in draft form and fine tuned as a result. It is recommended to all who need to conduct field trials, not just those working in the tropics.' Aslib Book Guide 'The editors have effectively distilled a wealth of knowledge into a compact volume in a style that reflects the intention that it should be used as a reference manual or 'toolbox' by field investigators ... a well-written, concise and practical manual.' Paul Pharoah, International Journal of Epidemiology, 22/3, June 1993
Author Information
Peter G. Smith, Professor of Tropical Epidemiology, Medical Research Council Tropical Epidemiology Group London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine London, UK, Richard H. Morrow, Professor of International Health, Division of Health Systems, Department of International Health, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA, David A. Ross, Professor of Epidemiology and International Public Health, Medical Research Council Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
