Secondary Data Sources for Public Health: A Practical Guide, 1st Edition – FULL INSTANT DOWNLOAD | PDF DOCX EPUB

Name: Secondary Data Sources for Public Health: A Practical Guide
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN-13: 9780521870016
ISBN-10: 0521870011
Addition ISBN: 9780521690232, 0511271727, 9780511271724
Author(s): Sarah Boslaugh, Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Secondary data play an increasingly important role in epidemiology and public health research and practice; examples of secondary data sources include national surveys such as the BRFSS and NHIS, claims data for the Medicare and Medicaid systems, and public vital statistics records. Although a wealth of secondary data is available, it is not always easy to locate and access appropriate data to address a research or policy question. This practical guide circumvents these difficulties by providing an introduction to secondary data and issues specific to its management and analysis, followed by an enumeration of major sources of secondary data in the United States. Entries for each data source include the principal focus of the data, years for which it is available, history and methodology of the data collection process, and information about how to access the data and supporting materials, including relevant details about file structure and format.