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We have recently obtained permission to share some very interesting videos on The Global Health Network. The videos are from Global Health Videos by Greg Martin. You can follow more videos from him at his YouTube channel.
Below are links to videos that deal with issues relating to research methods and study designs in Global Health.
1. Research Methods - Introduction
In this video, Dr Greg Martin provides an introduction to research methods and study design. Specifically he takes a look at qualitative and quantitative research methods.
2. Cohort and Case Control Studies
In this short video, Dr Greg Martin discusses Case Control and Cohort studies. He compares the strengthes of each study design and descibes when each of them would be a preferred research method.
3. Randomized Control Trials and Confounding
In this video, Dr Greg Martin describes how randomized control trials work and how they deal with confounding variables. This is episode three in a series of videos looking at epidemiology, research methods and study design in the context of global health.
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