Statistics in Medicine
Published on 1. April 1991
Book
Hardback
278 pages
978-0-19-853662-8 (ISBN)
Description
This volume presents a collection of papers concerned with the modern application of statistics in medicine. The main themes covered are hypothesis testing, epidemiological modelling and prediction, the use of computational tools, and diagnostic applications. The aim of the volume is to present a survey which will provide statisticians and researchers in the medical sciences with accounts of techniques of current interest and which discuss the underlying statistical issues in a clear and straightforward manner. Some of the papers discuss topical concerns such as the modelling of the spread of AIDS, the effect of radiation on the incidence of leukaemia, and "stopping rules" in clinical trials, whilst other papers address issues such as the use of expert systems and statistical techniques for medical diagnosis.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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bibliography
ISBN-13
978-0-19-853662-8 (9780198536628)
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Content
A recent study of the health of UK atmospheric nuclear weapon test participants, S.C.Darby; the test of hypothesis and leukaemia near nuclear installations, R.Wakeford, et al; a new approach to the detection and validation of cancer clusters - a review of opportunities, progress and problems, S.Openshaw; modelling the spread of AIDS, J.D.Griffiths and K.A.Wheeler; the identification and investigation of epidemics, S.R.Palmer; the computation of general deterministic and stochastic epidemics, G.Reece; stochastic process models in clinical psychology and psychiatry, A.Pickles and R.Crouchley; estimation after stopping a clinical trial early, M.D.Hughes and S.J.Pococki; helping the doctor to prescribe - PHILEX, a computer-based decision support system, J.R.Ashford; assessing the role of diet in cancer epidemiology in Singapore, S.W.Duffy, et al; discriminant analysis applied to an orthopaedic problem, C.C.Patterson, et al; problems of prognosis in severe head injuries using discriminant analysis techniques, D.Jerwood, et al; risk factor analysis in early detection of blood clots in orthopaedic patients, W.G.Kernohan, et al.