Measuring Health And Medical Outcomes

Taylor & Francis

A clear analysis of the design, potential uses and limitations of questionnaires in the measurement of health from the perspective of the patient. Practical examples illustrate methodological issues and guide the reader through good and bad practice. > A clear analysis of the design, potential uses and limitations of questionnaires in measuring health from the perspective of the patient. Practical examples illustrate the methodological issues and guide the reader through good and bad practice. The book will appeal to academics, postgraduates and advanced undergraduates in medical sociology, health economics, social/health psychology, public health and epidemiology. It will also be extremely helpful to social science researchers outside these areas who have an interest in the use of questionnaires in an applied field.; \""Social research today\"" is a forthcoming series of books devoted to the illumination of significant methodological topics in the social sciences and professional s.