Practical Biostatistics: A Step-by-Step Approach for Evidence-Based Medicine, Second Edition presents a complete resource of biostatistical knowledge meant for health sciences students, researchers and health care professionals. The book's content covers the investigator’s hypothesis, collective health, observational studies, the biostatistics of intervention studies, clinical trials and additional concepts. Chapters are written in a didactic way, making them easier to comprehend by readers with little or no background on statistics. Evidence-based medicine aims to apply the best available evidence gained from the scientific method to medical decision-making using statistical analyses of scientific methods and outcomes to drive further experimentation and diagnosis. With a detailed outline of implementation steps complemented by a review of important topics, this book can be used as a quick reference or hands-on guide on how to effectively incorporate biostatistics in clinical trials and research projects.
| ISBN: | 9780323901024 |
| Publication date: | 9th June 2021 |
| Author: | Mendel (Carlos Chagas Institute of Medical Graduation; Teresopolis University Medical School - UNIFESO; Genodermato Suchmacher |
| Publisher: | Academic Press Inc an imprint of Elsevier Science & Technology |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 206 pages |
| Genres: |
Medical research Pharmacology Genetics (non-medical) Computational biology / bioinformatics |