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Biostatistics and Epidemiology

A Primer for Health Professionals

  • Textbook
  • © 1990

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Authors:
  1. Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller

    1. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. The Scientific Method

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    Pages 1-12

  3. A Little Bit of Probability

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    Pages 13-17

  4. Mostly about Statistics

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    Pages 18-59

  5. Mostly about Epidemiology

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    Pages 60-85

  6. Mostly about Clinical Trials

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    Pages 86-103

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 104-119
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About this book

Biostatistics and Epidemiology/A Primer for Health Professionals offers practical guidelines and gives a concise framework for research and interpretation in the field. In addition to major sections covering statistics and epidemiology, the book includes a comprehensive exploration of scientific methodology, probability, and the clinical trial. The principles and methods described in this book are basic and apply to all medical subspecialties, psychology and education. The primer will be especially useful to public health officials and students looking for an understandable treatment of the subject.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA

    Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller

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