| Description |
1 online resource (x, 438 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Lange medical book |
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McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine |
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Lange medical book.
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McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine.
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| Contents |
Introduction to medical research -- Study designs in medical research -- Summarizing data & presenting data in tables & graphs -- Probability & related topics for making inferences about data -- Research questions about one group -- Research questions about two separate or independent groups -- Research questions about means in three or more groups -- Research questions about relationships among variables -- Analyzing research questions about survival -- Statistical methods for multiple variables -- Survey research -- Methods of evidence-based medicine and decision analysis -- Reading the medical literature -- Appendix A. Tables -- Appendix B. Answers to exercises -- Appendix C. Flowcharts for relating research questions to statistical methods |
| Summary |
A comprehensive user-friendly introduction to biostatistics and epidemiology applied to medicine, clinical practice, and research. Features "Presenting Problems" (case studies) drawn from studies published in the medical literature, end-of-chapter, and a CD-ROM with data sets and statistical software programs |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-421) and index |
| Notes |
Contributor biographical information: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0627/2005283683-b.html |
| Subject |
Biometry -- Computer network resources.
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Biometry -- methods.
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Biostatistics.
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Statistics as Topic.
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| Genre/Form |
Internet resources
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dawson, Beth.
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| ISBN |
0071241310 |
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007141018X |
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0071410198 (CD-ROM) |
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9780071241311 |
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9780071410182 |
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9780071410199 (CD-ROM) |
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(print) |
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(alk. paper) |
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