Srinivasan, K.,

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.

076199209X (cloth : alk. paper) 0761992103 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Demography--Methodology.

304.6072 / SRB 1998