Epidemiology and Biostatistics An Introduction to Clinical Research
This text provides students and other health professionals with the knowledge necessary to interpret clinical research articles, design clinical studies, and learn essential epidemiological concepts in an expedient and concise manner. Fundamental concepts are presented in a highly succinct format su...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2009, 2009
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2009 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Epidemiology
- Measures of Disease Frequency
- General Considerations in Clinical Research Design
- Case Reports and Case Series
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Cohort Studies
- Case-Control Studies
- Randomized Trials
- Misclassification
- to Confounding
- Methods to Control for Confounding
- Effect Modification
- Screening
- Diagnostic Testing
- Biostatistics
- Summary Measures in Statisitics
- to Statistical Inference
- Hypothesis Testing
- Interpreting Hypothesis Tests
- Linear Regression
- Non-Linear Regression
- Survival Analysis