Medical Uses of Statistics
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Beschreibung
A new edition of the classic guide to the use of statistics inmedicine, featuring examples from articles in the New EnglandJournal of Medicine
Medical Uses of Statistics has served as one of the mostinfluential works on the subject for physicians,physicians-in-training, and a myriad of healthcare experts who needa clear idea of the proper application of statistical techniques inclinical studies as well as the implications of theirinterpretation for clinical practice. This Third Editionmaintains the focus on the critical ideas, rather than themechanics, to give practitioners and students the resources theyneed to understand the statistical methods they encounter in modernmedical literature.
Bringing together contributions from more than two dozendistinguished statisticians and medical doctors, this volumestresses the underlying concepts in areas such as randomizedtrials, survival analysis, genetics, linear regression,meta-analysis, and risk analysis. The Third Editionincludes:
* Numerous examples based on studies taken directly from the pagesof the New England Journal ofMedicine
* Two added chapters on statistics in genetics
* Two new chapters on the application of statistical methods tostudies in epidemiology
* New chapters on analyses of randomized trials, linearregression, categorical data analysis, meta-analysis, subgroupanalyses, and risk analysis
* Updated chapters on statistical thinking, crossover designs,p-values, survival analysis, and reporting research results
* A focus on helping readers to critically interpret publishedresults of clinical research
Medical Uses of Statistics, Third Edition is a valuableresource for researchers and physicians working in anyhealth-related field. It is also an excellent supplemental book forcourses on medicine, biostatistics, and clinical research at theupper-undergraduate and graduate levels.
You can also visit the NewEngland Journal of Medicine website for relatedinformation.
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John C. Bailar
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"Medical Uses of Statistics, 3rd Edition" presents theconcepts of medical statistics across a broad range of topics witha practical perspective, a moderate level of detail, and a minimalnumber of formulae... The text is clearly written in a consistentstyle." (Journal of Clinical Research Best Practices,November 2010)
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