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Chan B. K. C (Bertram Kim-Cheong) |
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Biostatistics for epidemiology and public health using R / / Bertram K. C. Chan, PhD, PE |
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New York, New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (460 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Biometry |
Epidemiology |
Programming languages (Electronic computers) |
Public health |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Share Biostatistics for Epidemiology and Public Health Using R; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Public Health, and Epidemiology; Medicine; Preventive Medicine and Public Health; Public Health and Epidemiology; Review Questions for Section 1.1; 1.2 Personal Health and Public Health; Personal Health Versus Public Health; Review Questions for Section 1.2; 1.3 Research and Measurements in EPDM and PH; EPDM: The Basic Science of PH; Main Epidemiologic Functions; The Cause of Diseases; Exposure Measurement in Epidemiology |
Additional IssuesReview Questions for Section 1.3; 1.4 BIOS and EPDM; Review Questions for Section 1.4; References; Chapter 2: Research and Design in Epidemiology and Public Health; Introduction; 2.1 Causation and Association in Epidemiology and Public Health; The Bradford-Hill Criteria for Causation and Association in Epidemiology; Legal Interpretation Using Epidemiology; Disease Occurrence; Review Questions for Section 2.1; 2.2 Causation and Inference in Epidemiology and Public Health; Rothman's Diagrams for Sufficient Causation of |
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