Research Methods and Audit in General Practice

ISBN-13: 9780192631916 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 200 str.

David Armstrong; John Grace; David Armstrong

Opis

In recent years, there has been an explosion of interest worldwide, an d a growing recognition of the importance and relevance of sports for children and adolescents. Paediatric Exercise Science and Medicine is the definitive text on an area that is rapidly growing in interest. Wr itten by a team of international authorities, the book explains the pr inciples of developmental exercise science, assessment of performance, the promotion of young people's health and well-being, and the clinic al diagnosis and management of sports injuries in children and adolesc ents. Aimed primarily at exercise and sports scientists, sports medici ne physicians, paediatricians, and clinicians dealing with young athle tes, the book will also be of interest to physical educators and physi otherapists.

O autorze

Mr David Armstrong is reader in sociology as applied to medicine at London University and honorary consultant in public health medicine. He works in the Department of General Practice of the Guy's, King's and St. Thomas's medical School of King's College London. He is the author of almost 100 book chapters and academic papers. As well as experience in health services research he is a member of the MRC's Health services and Public Health research Board, the Cancer Research Campaign's Psycho-social and Education Research Panel, the methodology Panel of the national Department of Health R&D programme, and he was for many years a member of the Scientific Panel of the South Thames region. Dr John Grace remains an active principal in general practice in Medway. As well as a track record of health services research he has a long-standing interest in GP education. He has also played a very active part in many of the organisational changes in general practice in recent years.