Record Nr.

UNINA9910337496803321

Autore

Kestenbaum Bryan

Titolo

Epidemiology and Biostatistics : An Introduction to Clinical Research / / by Bryan Kestenbaum

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-319-96644-8

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 277 p. 71 illus., 12 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

614.4

Soggetti

Epidemiology

Biometry

Biostatistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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 literature. It is the only book on the market written to speak directly to medical students and first-time biomedical researchers by using language and examples that are easy to understand. This newly updated second edition is extensively rewritten to provide the clearest explanations and examples. There is also a sister-text, a 150-problem

workbook of practice problems that can be purchased alongside this textbook. The author continues to provide a text that is attractively fast-paced and concise for use in condensed courses, such as those taught in medical school. The book is an excellent review for the epidemiology section of the United States Medical Licensing Examination Part I which all medical students must take at the end of the second year.