Susan P. (Hrsg.) Baker

Injury Research

Theories, Methods, and Approaches

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Injury ResearchTheories, Methods, and ApproachesGuohua Li and Susan Baker, editors From the long-held popular belief, accidents will happen, it is now recognized that this needn't be the case. More and more, injury is being seen as no accident, not only predictable, but preventable-and an important public health issue requiring rigorous study and multiple levels of intervention. To this end, Injury Research: Theories, Methods, and Approaches assembles a team of multidisciplinary experts from around the globe. Early chapters provide a solid foundation for gathering injury data and monitoring trends. Research methods and injury-reduction approa… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Li, Guohua (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-4614-1599-2
EAN: 9781461415992
Produktnummer: 18258122
Verlag: Springer
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 676 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 11'724 KB

Über den Autor

Dr. Guohua Li is the Finster Professor of Epidemiology at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and College of Physicians & Surgeons. A medical epidemiologist, Dr. Li is interested in research methodology and injury-related, population-based and policy-oriented studies that encompass innovative epidemiologic designs, novel biostatistical techniques, and complex data systems. Dr. Li has published over 130 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and is well known for his studies of aviation crashes and the role of alcohol in injury causation and trauma outcomes. A Guggenheim Fellow and a Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology, Dr. Li is the recipient of the Kenneth Rothman Epidemiology Prize (1999) and the John Paul Stapp Award (2009). Dr. Susan P. Baker is the Professor of Health Policy and Management and the founding director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is widely recognized as one of the founders of the scientific discipline of injury epidemiology and prevention and is credited for developing the Injury Severity Score, a simple and effective tool for measuring the severity of multiple trauma that has been used worldwide by clinicians and researchers. She has authored over 300 publications, including the influential text Injury Fact Book, 1st and 2nd editions. Prof. Baker has received numerous awards, including the Charles A. Dana Award for Pioneering Achievements in Health and Higher Education and the Excellence in Research Award of the American Public Health Association.