Statistical Literacy for Clinical Practitioners

• Main Authors: Holmes, William H. (Author), Rinaman, William C. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Statistics.; Medicine.; Epidemiology.; Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

This textbook on statistics is written for students in medicine, epidemiology, and public health. It builds on the important role evidence-based medicine now plays in the clinical practice of physicians, physician assistants and allied health practitioners. By bringing research design and statistics...

Table of Contents:

• Overview
• The Evidence Pyramid
• Case Study
• Case-control Study
• Randomized Controlled Trial
• Meta-analysis
• References
• Exercise Questions.