Biostatistics and epidemiology
Subtitle: a primer for health professionals
By: Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller.
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
Subjects: Epidemiology -- Statistical methods.; Clinical trials -- Statistical methods.; Biometry.; Epidemiologic Methods.
Other titles: Biostatistics and epidemiology.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-105) and index.