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  • Aspects of the Computer-based Patient Record

    Edited by Jorge Ferrer, Nancy K. Roderer, Harold P. Lehmann, Steven Mandell, Marion J. Ball, Robert E. Miller, Patricia A. Abbott, Adam Rothschild ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    One of the hottest political issues today concerns ways to improve national healthcare systems without incurring further costs. An extensive study by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in the United States formally reported that computer-based patient records are absolutely necessary to help contain the cost explosion in health care. The information obtained from experts, the studies conducted, and ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

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    by Max Kuhn, Kjell Johnson ...
    This text is intended for a broad audience as both an introduction to predictive models as well as a guide to applying them. Non-mathematical readers will appreciate the intuitive explanations of the techniques while an emphasis on problem-solving with real data across a wide variety of applications will aid practitioners who wish to extend their expertise. Readers should have knowledge of basic ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Applying Quantitative Bias Analysis to Epidemiologic Data

    by Timothy L. Lash, Matthew P. Fox, Aliza K. Fink ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    Bias analysis quantifies the influence of systematic error on an epidemiology study’s estimate of association. The fundamental methods of bias analysis in epi- miology have been well described for decades, yet are seldom applied in published presentations of epidemiologic research. More recent advances in bias analysis, such as probabilistic bias analysis, appear even more rarely. We suspect that ... Read more

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  • Statistics in Food Science and Nutrition

    by Are Hugo Pripp ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    Many statistical innovations are linked to applications in food science. For example, the student t-test (a statistical method) was developed to monitor the quality of stout at the Guinness Brewery and multivariate statistical methods are applied widely in the spectroscopic analysis of foods. Nevertheless, statistical methods are most often associated with engineering, mathematics, and the medical ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Applied Survival Analysis Using R

    by Dirk F. Moore ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    Applied Survival Analysis Using R covers the main principles of survival analysis, gives examples of how it is applied, and teaches how to put those principles to use to analyze data using R as a vehicle. Survival data, where the primary outcome is time to a specific event, arise in many areas of biomedical research, including clinical trials, epidemiological studies, and studies of animals. Many ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Biostatistics with R

    An Introduction to Statistics Through Biological Data

    by Babak Shahbaba ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    Biostatistics with R is designed around the dynamic interplay among statistical methods, their applications in biology, and their implementation. The book explains basic statistical concepts with a simple yet rigorous language. The development of ideas is in the context of real applied problems, for which step-by-step instructions for using R and R-Commander are provided. Topics include data ... Read more

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  • Modern Infectious Disease Epidemiology

    Concepts, Methods, Mathematical Models, and Public Health

    Edited by Alexander Krämer, Mirjam Kretzschmar, Klaus Krickeberg ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    Hardly a day goes by without news headlines concerning infectious disease threats. Currently the spectre of a pandemic of influenza A|H1N1 is raising its head, and heated debates are taking place about the pro’s and con’s of vaccinating young girls against human papilloma virus. For an evidence-based and responsible communication of infectious disease topics to avoid misunderstandings and ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Bayesian Cost-Effectiveness Analysis with the R package BCEA

    by Gianluca Baio, Andrea Berardi, Anna Heath ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    The book provides a description of the process of health economic evaluation and modelling for cost-effectiveness analysis, particularly from the perspective of a Bayesian statistical approach. Some relevant theory and introductory concepts are presented using practical examples and two running case studies. The book also describes in detail how to perform health economic evaluations using the R ... Read more

    $76.49 USD

  • Objective Medical Decision-Making Systems Approach in Disease

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    Edited by Dimitris D. Tsiftsis ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)

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  • Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics for the Biological Sciences Using R

    by Thomas W. MacFarland, Jan M. Yates ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This book contains a rich set of tools for nonparametric analyses, and the purpose of this text is to provide guidance to students and professional researchers on how R is used for nonparametric data analysis in the biological sciences:To introduce when nonparametric approaches to data analysis are appropriateTo introduce the leading nonparametric tests commonly used in biostatistics and how R is ... Read more

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  • European Approaches to Patient Classification Systems

    Methods and Applications Based on Disease Severity, Resource Needs, and Consequences

    Edited by Reiner Leidl, Peter Potthoff, Detlef Schwefel ...
    Series series Health Systems Research
    R. Leidl, P. Potthoff, and D. Schwefel Health is a most vital resource represented in the degree of our well-being and our ability to conduct active and satisfactory lives. Acute and chronic illnesses diminish such well-being and abilities and may require resources for medical or nursing care. The improvement in health status, a major objective of health policy, requires the measurement of the ... Read more

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  • Clinical Measurement in Coloproctology

    Edited by Devinder Kumar, David J. Waldron, Norman S. Williams ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Crucial decisions concerning surgical treatment are often based on the results of various methods used for assessing colorectal function. Yet the new methods which have resulted from recent technological advances are still often regarded as research tools or viewed with skepticism by the practicing physician. New horizons are opened up for the coloproctologist in this book which fully documents ... Read more

    $49.49 USD