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Medical Statistics

An A-Z Companion, Second Edition
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Medical Statistics by Filomena Pereira-Maxwell is an invaluable, jargon-free guide to essential medical terminology presented in an accessible A-Z format. It is tailored for medical, allied health, and biomedical science students and researchers, as well as clinicians and health care practitioners. The book avoids complex statistical language, instead offering clear and succinct explanations that clarify meanings and illustrate the interdependencies of key concepts. This edition includes enhanced explanations of statistical concepts and methods, complemented by illustrative content and examples from medical literature, including landmark studies to ensure clinical relevance. It serves as an ideal companion for reading and critically appraising medical and health care literature, a practical lifelong skill for health professionals.
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This invaluable, jargon-free guide to essential medical terminology in an accessible A-Z format is ideal for medical, allied health and biomedical science students and researchers, clinicians and health care practitioners. providing clear and succinct explanations, clarifying meaning and showing the interdependencies between important concepts.

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This invaluable, jargon-free guide to essential medical terminology, presented in an accessible A-Z format, is ideal for medical, allied health, and biomedical science students and researchers, as well as clinicians and healthcare practitioners.

Avoiding the complex language that often features in statistics and research methodology, Medical Statistics provides clear and succinct explanations. It clarifies meaning and shows the interdependencies between important concepts. This edition includes enhanced explanations of statistical concepts and methods—including more illustrative content—for greater accessibility.

The book frequently uses examples from the medical literature, with references to landmark studies, ensuring clinical relevance. It remains an ideal aid for reading and critically appraising medical and healthcare literature, a practical lifelong skill that is widely recognised as essential for all health professionals throughout undergraduate and postgraduate studies and during clinical practice.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444167344

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 May 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 172.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 800g

Pages: 402

About the Author

Filomena Pereira-Maxwell, Formerly Lecturer in Medical Statistics, St Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, now based in Washington, USA

Basant Puri, Professor and Honorary Consultant, Hammersmith Hospital, UK

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