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Epidemiology and Biostatistics Secrets

With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access

By
  • Robert Nordness, MD, Officer in Charge, Naval Underseas Medical Institute, Groton, CT; Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

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Audience
Students and residents in epidemiology and biostatistics, general medicine, public health, and allied health care professions; practitioners in all fields

Paperback, 272 Pages

Published: November 2005

Imprint: Mosby

ISBN: 978-0-323-03406-7

Contents

  • I. Epidemiology


    1. Epidemiology: A Historical Perspective


    2. Introduction to Epidemiological Principles


    3. Measuring Risk


    4. Data Sources and Surveillance


    5. Disease Transmission and Outbreak Investigation


    6. Issues in Association and Causation


    7. Research Model Designs


    8. Evidence-based Medicine



    II.Biostatistics


    9. Introduction to Biostatistical Concepts


    10. Describing and Summarizing Data


    11. Frequency Distribution


    12. Presentation of Data


    13. Hypothesis Testing


    14. Probability and Sampling


    15. Characteristics of Diagnostic Tests


    16. The Student t-test


    17. Bivariate Analysis


    18. Multivariate Analysis


    19. Survival Analysis

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