Epidemiology and biostatistics : an introduction to clinical research

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Epidemiology and biostatistics : an introduction to clinical research

Bryan Kestenbaum ; editors, Kathryn L. Adeney, Noel S. Weiss ; contributing author, Abigail B. Shoben

Springer, c2009

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-231) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Concise, fast-paced, intensive introduction to clinical research design for students and clinical research professionals Readers will gain sufficient knowledge to pass the United States Medical Licensing Examination part I section in Epidemiology

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.- Confounding.- Control of Confounding.- Effect Modification.- Screening.- Diagnostic Testing.- BIOSTATISTICS.- Summary Measures in Clinical Research.- Introduction to Statistical Inference.- Hypothesis Tests.- Intepreting Hypothesis Testing.- Linear Regression.- Non-linear Regression Models.- Survival Analysis.

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  • NCID
    BB03629925
  • ISBN
    • 9780387884325
  • Country Code
    gw
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Dordrecht
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 242 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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