Epidemiology and Biostatistics An Introduction to Clinical Research
This is a concise introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics written specifically for medical students and first-time learners of clinical research methods. It presents the core concepts of epidemiology and of biostatistics and illustrates them with extensive examples from the clinical literatur...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2019, 2019
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 2019 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. Epidemiology
- 1. Measures of Disease Frequency
- 2. General Considerations in Clinical Research Design
- 3. Case Reports and Case Series
- 4. Cross-Sectional Studies
- 5. Cohort Studies
- 6. Case-Control Studies
- 7. Randomized Trials
- 8. Misclassification
- 9. Introduction to Confounding
- 10. Methods to Control for Confounding
- 11. Effect Modification
- 12. Screening
- 13. Diagnostic Testing
- 14. Genetic epidemiology
- Part 2. Biostatistics
- 15. Summary Measures in Statistics
- 16. Introduction to Statistical Inference
- 17. Hypothesis Testing
- 18. Interpreting Hypothesis Tests
- 19. Linear Regression
- 20. Non-Linear Regression
- 21. Survival Analysis
- 22. Interpreting Data in Journal Articles
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index