Medical Uses of Statistics, Second EditionExplains the purpose of statistical methods in medical studies & analyzes the statistical techniques used by clinical investigators, with special emphasis on studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Clarifies fundamental concepts of statistical design & analysis & facilitates the understanding of research results. |
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Contents
Chapter | 5 |
Chapter 2 | 26 |
Emerson and Graham A Colditz | 45 |
Contents ix | 46 |
Chapter 4 | 61 |
Thomas A Louis Philip W Lavori John C Bailar III | 83 |
Chapter 8 | 101 |
Chapter 6 | 105 |
Chapter 10 | 181 |
Katherine Godfrey | 201 |
Stephen Lagakos | 281 |
Chapter 15 | 293 |
Chapter 16 | 330 |
Chapter 18 | 349 |
Frederick Mosteller | 375 |
Chapter 21 | 394 |
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References to this book
How Science Takes Stock: The Story of Meta-Analysis Morton Hunt,Morton M. Hunt No preview available - 1997 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | Medical Uses of Statistics, Second Edition NEJM books New England Journal Medical Books |
| Author | Bailar/Mostelle |
| Edition | 2, revised |
| Publisher | CRC Press, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0910133360, 9780910133364 |
| Length | 480 pages |
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