Medical Uses of StatisticsJohn C. Bailar III, Frederick Mosteller CRC Press, 2019 M05 20 - 480 pages This work explains the purpose of statistical methods in medical studies and analyzes the statistical techniques used by clinical investigators, with special emphasis on studies published in "The New England Journal of Medicine". It clarifies fundamental concepts of statistical design and analysis, and facilitates the understanding of research results. |
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... health-care professionals and is provided strictly as a supplement to the medical or other professional's own judgement, their knowledge of the patient's medical history, relevant manufacturer's instructions and the appropriate best ...
... health-care professionals and is provided strictly as a supplement to the medical or other professional's own judgement, their knowledge of the patient's medical history, relevant manufacturer's instructions and the appropriate best ...
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... Warren and Kerri. White for their many successful efforts to improve the quantitative support of research in medicine and health Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group http://taylorandfrancis.com Contributing Authors Dedication.
... Warren and Kerri. White for their many successful efforts to improve the quantitative support of research in medicine and health Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group http://taylorandfrancis.com Contributing Authors Dedication.
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... Health Promotion, Department of Health and Human Services Jayne Berrier, M.A., Clinical Trials Unit, Mount Sinai Medical Center Elisabeth Burdick, M.S., Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Harvard ...
... Health Promotion, Department of Health and Human Services Jayne Berrier, M.A., Clinical Trials Unit, Mount Sinai Medical Center Elisabeth Burdick, M.S., Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Harvard ...
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... Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Deceased) Stephen Lagakos, Ph.D., Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Harvard University Philip W. Lavori, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown ...
... Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Deceased) Stephen Lagakos, Ph.D., Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Harvard University Philip W. Lavori, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown ...
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... Health. Convinced that the readers of the New England Journal of Medicine needed a clearer idea of how statistical techniques were being applied in current clinical studies, my editorial colleagues and I (including most prominently our ...
... Health. Convinced that the readers of the New England Journal of Medicine needed a clearer idea of how statistical techniques were being applied in current clinical studies, my editorial colleagues and I (including most prominently our ...
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