TY - GEN T1 - To your health : how to understand what research tells us about risk A1 - Kraemer, Helena Chmura A2 - Lowe, Karen Kraemer A2 - Kupfer, David J., 1941- LA - English PP - New York PB - Oxford University Press YR - 2005 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm62866086 AB - The public is bombarded daily with reports about risk factors, many conflicting with each other, other accepted as "scientific truth" for awhile, then scientifically disproved, yet others questionable that later prove to be true. Physicians are faced with trying to make sense of those conflicting or questionable results in the scientific literature in order to guide their patients to the best possible decisions. The situation is not much easier for scientists who may waste years of their productive life, and considerable resources, basing their research efforts on what prove to be misleading earlier research findings. What this book does is to present, in non "academese" and with many examples from the general media and scientific journals, a guide to a critical reading of research reports, which, in turn, serves as a guide to researchers as to which approaches are likely to be regarded with raised eyebrows, and what they need to do to generate results that will be take seriously. This stimulating and helpful book was written for informed consumers and physicians as well as for scientists evaluating the risk research literature or contemplating projects on risk research. OP - 270 CN - RA427.3 .K73 2005eb SN - 1423746341 SN - 9781423746348 SN - 1602566798 SN - 9781602566798 SN - 1280428422 SN - 9781280428425 SN - 9780199748181 SN - 0199748187 SN - 019517870X KW - Health risk assessment. KW - Self-care, Health. KW - Risk assessment. KW - Health status indicators. KW - Epidemiologic Research Design KW - Risk Assessment KW - Risk Factors KW - Health Status Indicators KW - Self Care KW - Risques pour la santé : Évaluation. KW - Autothérapie. KW - Évaluation du risque. KW - Indicateurs de santé. KW - risk assessment. KW - MEDICAL : Preventive Medicine. KW - HEALTH & FITNESS : Healthy Living. KW - HEALTH & FITNESS : Reference. KW - HEALTH & FITNESS : Holism. KW - Risk assessment KW - Health risk assessment KW - Self-care, Health KW - Electronic books. ER -