Biostatistics and Epidemiology: A Primer for Health Professionals - Brossura

Wassertheil-Smoller, Sylvia

 
9780387943886: Biostatistics and Epidemiology: A Primer for Health Professionals

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Biostatistics and Epidemiology: A Primer for Public Health Professionals focuses on the underlying framework of the field and offers practical guidelines for research and interpretation. In addition to major sections devoted to statistics and epidemiology, the book includes a comprehensive exploration of the scientific method, probability, and clinical trials. New to the second edition are: - new information on the Cox proportional hazard technique - a section on how to plan a research study or clinical trial - writing a study or grant proposal - a new chapter on areas relevant to behavioral research, including repeated measures, reliability, and validity.

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Contenuti

Preface to the Second Edition * Preface to the First Edition * Acknowledgements * The Scientific Method * A Little Bit of Probability * Mostly About Statistics * Mostly About Epidemiology * Mostly About Screening * Mostly About Clinical Trials * Mostly About Quality of Life * Postscript * Appendices * References * Suggested Readings * Index

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Book by WassertheilSmoller Sylvia

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