Lesley,
You asked for glossary-like sources with definitions of terms,
specificially design types.
I know of three such glossaries, all covering different fields,
all connected with each other because they made use of each
other's text.
The famous dictionary of Last sums up and defines all terms in use,
without the intent to standardize. It has no conceptual framework.
Its brother, the dictionary of statistics of Vogt, elaborates more on
statistical terms and is for the rest similar to the book of Last.
The 3d is a more comprehensive glossary which intends to standardize
terms. The concepts behind structure the choices made (yes, I
contributed to that glossary). The Glossary of General Practice
dares to define disease, diagnosis, health problem etc. We made use
of the book of Last, as Vogt did. It was fun to work on it.
>>>> Last JM. A dictionary of epidemiology, 3d ed. Last JM. New York:
Oxford Univ Press, 1995.
>>>> Dictionary of statistics and methodology. Vogt WP.
Newbury Park: Sage, 1993.
>>>> An international glossary for general/family practice. WONCA
Classification Committee, Bentzen N, ed. Fam Pract 1995; 12: 341-69.
Nico van Duijn, MD PhD MSc
depart General Practice
Academic Medical Centre
Amsterdam
Dr.N.P. van Duijn, General Practitioner
Department of General Practice
Division Public Health
Academic Medical Centre
University of Amsterdam
Meibergdreef 15
1105 AZ Amsterdam
the Netherlands
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