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This third edition updates all chapters and includes new examples of studies. In addition, the chapters are organized into more precise topic areas for ease of reference.

This useful text on epidemiologic methods for studying injuries and evaluating interventions to prevent them provides specific objectives for research in the various stages of injury control planning and implementation, including the types of data needed to reach the objectives. Using a progressive, step-by-step analysis, it illustrates how to pose research questions and design the best research studies to answer those questions.