Statistical Methods in Cancer Research

Breslow, Norman E.; Day, Nicholas E.

ISBN 10: 9283201329 / ISBN 13: 9789283201328

Editore: Oxford University Press, USA, 1993

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The case control study is the major epidemiological approach used to identify risk factors for cancer. This textbook explains the statistical methods and theory behind this design, and the practical application to specific sets of data. It includes chapters on fundamental measures of disease occurrence, analysis of grouped and ungrouped data, and use of unconditional and conditional logistic regressions.

Contenuti: Introduction; Fundamental measures of disease occurrence and association; General considerations for the analysis of case-control studies; Classical methods of analysis of grouped data; Classical methods of analysis of matched data; Unconditional logistic regression for large strata; Conditional logistic regression for matched sets; Appendices.

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Titolo: Statistical Methods in Cancer Research
Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, USA
Data di pubblicazione: 1993
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Fair
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