The whole point of science is to uncover the "truth." How do we go about deciding something is true? We have two tools at our disposal to pursue scientific inquiry:
An edition of Biostatistics and epidemiology
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Biostatistics and Epidemiology
A Primer for Health and Biomedical Professionals
by Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller
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For this new edition, the author has included several new chapters (genetic statistics, molecular epidemiology, scientific integrity and research ethics) and a new appendix on the basic concepts of genetics and a glossary of genetic terminology. She has also expanded the coverage of multi-center trials (an important aspect of implementation of the standards of evidence-based medicine), controversies in screening for prostate, colon, breast, and other cancers.
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Statistical methods, Epidemiology, Epidemiologic Methods, Clinical trials, Biometry, Statistics, Biostatistik, Epidemiologie, Medizinische Statistik, Biometrie, Statistik, Methodes epidemiologiques, Medical statistics, Épidémiologie, Méthodes statistiques, Études cliniques, Biométrie, Biometrics, Statistiek, Geneeskunde, Clinical Trials as TopicBook Details
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