Basic demographic techniques and applications /
K. Srinivasan.
- Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 1998.
- 224 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-222) and index.
Introduction -- Basic Concepts and Measures -- Demographic Data Sources: Compilation and Presentation -- Basic Measures of Fertility -- Basic Measures of Mortality and Life Table Construction -- Standardization of Rates and Ratios -- Nuptiality Analysis -- Population Projections -- Demographic Models and Model Life Tables -- Quality of Data -- Evaluation of Programs -- Applications in Health Policy and Management: Health Demography -- Selected Software Packages in Demography -- Key Concepts in Healthcare from Medical Sociology, Epidemiology and Healthcare Administration.