Epidemiology and Medical statistics

This book contains a Foreword by Allyson Pollock, Professor and Head, Centre for International Public Health Policy, University of Edinburgh.

This textbook and guide focuses on methodologies for bias analysis in epidemiology and public health, not only providing updates to the first edition but also further developing methods and adding new advanced methods.

In just the past decade, the emergence of digital health has finally become palpable.

The growth of biostatistics has been phenomenal in recent years and has been marked by considerable technical innovation in both methodology and computational practicality.

Healthcare is important to everyone, yet large variations in its quality have been well documented both between and within many countries.

Health Promotion: Ideology, Discipline, and Specialism is a thorough examination of the field, advancing clear proposals for its development and future, and is essential reading for those needing an understanding of the theoretical background, historical context, or the challenges that health promotion faces today.

Dieses Buch liefert eine anwendungsorientierte Einführung in die Grundlagen der Datenauswertung mit dem freien Statistikpaket R.

Calculating x-ray tube spectra provides a comprehensive review of the modelling of x-ray tube emissions, with a focus on medical imaging and radiotherapy applications.

This book is designed to be a practical study in infectious disease dynamics.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the different water-associated infectious diseases and their linked pathogens with plausible strategies for their mitigation.

The application of evolutionary biology addresses a wide range of practical problems in medicine, agriculture, the environment, and society.

To successfully conduct an epidemiological study, academic subject knowledge must be combined with careful consideration of the practical elements involved.

Spatio-Temporal Methods in Environmental Epidemiology with R, like its First Edition, explores the interface between environmental epidemiology and spatio-temporal modeling.

Biostatistics for Epidemiologists is a unique book that provides a collection of methods that can be used to analyze data in most epidemiological studies.

Get Up to Speed on Many Types of Adaptive DesignsSince the publication of the first edition, there have been remarkable advances in the methodology and application of adaptive trials.

There is increasing concern over the possible use of biological weapons.

Jeder Arzt – gleich welcher Fachrichtung – trifft auf Menschen in besonderen Lebenssituationen: Wer krank ist, befindet sich meistens in einem "Ausnahmezustand".

Sixteen years into the AIDS epidemic, our understandings of the virus, its transmis- sion, modes of controlling blood banks and testing are relatively well established.

This text targets effective grant proposal writing in epidemiology, preventive medicine, and biostatistics.

Oftentimes, small groups (called clusters) of individuals (called subunits) are randomized between treatment arms.

This book focuses on waterborne pathogens and significant diseases occurring along major rivers around the globe, including key examples like the Amazonas, Mekong River and Nile.

This book is intended for anyone who is considering a career in statistics or a related field, or those at any point in their career with sufficient work time remaining such that investing in additional learning could be beneficial.

This textbook offers a comprehensive analysis of medical decision making under uncertainty by combining Test Information Theory with Expected Utility Theory.

Oscar Harkavy offers a unique insider's view of the fascinating world of population politics.

Analyses how human rights law can overcome constraining approaches to the right to health of irregular migrants.

This book is a fresh and readable account of the Covid-19 pandemic and how scientists and medical doctors are helping governments to manage the crisis.

Updated and much expanded, the Second Edition of Parasitic Protozoa is designed to be useful to physicians, veterinarians, and research scientists concerned with diseases caused by protozoa in man, and in domestic and wild animals including fish, mollusks and insects, as well as the more commonly considered vertebrate animals.

This volume, representing a compilation of authoritative reviews on a multitude of uses of statistics in epidemiology and medical statistics written by internationally renowned experts, is addressed to statisticians working in biomedical and epidemiological fields who use statistical and quantitative methods in their work.

Statistical methods that are commonly used in the review and approval process of regulatory submissions are usually referred to as statistics in regulatory science or regulatory statistics.

Innovations in e-health can significantly enhance healthcare accessibility, efficiency and patient safety.

Having last year published "e;Up from Clinical Epidemiology & EBM"e; and also "e;Epidemiological Research: Terms and Concepts,"e; Miettinen now - this time with collaboration from his junior colleague I.

Coccidiosis is one of the most important diseases of livestock, particularly poultry, with billions of dollars spent on prevention worldwide.

A fundamental and straightforward guide to using and understanding statistical concepts in medical research Designed specifically for healthcare practitioners who need to understand basic biostatistics but do not have much time to spare, The Essentials of Biostatistics for Physicians, Nurses and Clinicians presents important statistical methods used in today's biomedical research and provides insight on their appropriate application.

The explanation and implementation of statistical methods for the medical researcher or statistician remains an integral part of modern medical research.

The presumed link between mental disorder and violence has been the driving force behind mental health law and policy for centuries.

Disaster Epidemiology: Methods and Applications applies the core methods of epidemiological research and practice to the assessment of the short- and long-term health effects of disasters.

In this new edition, the editors and contributors update and expand on the educational framework that was introduced in the first edition for rethinking disability in public health study and practice and for attaining the competencies that should accompany this knowledge.

'A brilliant expose' - Danny DorlingCovid-19 has exposed the limits of a neoliberal public health orthodoxy.

Translates the theory from the science of decision making into clinically useful tools and principles.

This book reveals the applications of AI and IoT in smart healthcare and medical systems.

Hospitals in the US and Canada are ill-prepared for the threat of emerging infectious diseases, especially in the area of protecting healthcare workers, nurses, doctors, and first responders from transmissions.

The book acts as a guide, taking the reader into the smart system domain and providing theoretical and practical knowledge along with case studies in smart healthcare.

This book presents a collection of research papers on applying omics sciences in crop characterization and breeding, focusing on Proteomics, Phenomics, and Microbiomics.

This timely edited collection presents a holistic and biopsychosocial analysis of LGBTQ People of Color well-being, focused on heart, brain, and mental health, and employs a unique incorporation of minority stress, intersectionality, and allostatic load frameworks.

Authoritative, clear and concise, this highly acclaimed book continues to be an essential text for all medical, surgical and allied health professionals who are seeking a quick and respected guide to systematically reviewing the literature.