1: Study selection – Select the article that most interests you.
A Randomized Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control (Article1)
Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: Sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012 (Article2)
The Quality of Surgical and Pneumonia Care in Minority-Serving and Racially Integrated Hospitals (Article3)
Step #2: Summary: Write a 3 – 5 page summary and analysis of the key aspects of the article you selected. In this summary you should cover the following items in the article:
Describethe research hypothesis in the article
Describe the type of quantitative research design selected and why this design was chosen by the author(s), i.e. Descriptive, Correlational, Causal-comparative/quasi-experimental research or Experimental research. The following link provides a quick review of the differenceshttp://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/researchcourse/develop_quantitative.html
Variables tested
Research design
Data Analysis
Results
Conclusions
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Assignment 4
Instructions:
Answer the following questions after you have completed lectures up to Risk Management.
Hazard Identification
What are the hazards of ETS to non-smokers?
How were they identified?
Exposure Assessment
What exposure levels are non-smokers subjected to?
Where did this information come from?
Risk Estimation
What are the health consequences of ETS?
For spouses?
For children?
What is the range of relative risk for lung cancer for non-smokers married to smokers?
What evidence was used to rate ETS as a human carcinogen?
Has a threshold level been established?
Any other risks besides health effects? What are they, if any?
Risk Control Reduction
What has been done to try and reduce the public’s exposure to ETS?
Monitoring/Evaluating Risk Control Measures
What have been the effect of the workplace smoking bans?
What are savings associated with workplace bans?
What are the costs associated with workplace bans?
What is the conclusion of this review?
