Surgical Arithmetic
Epidemiological, Statistical and Outcome-Based Approach to Surgical Practice
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. January 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
262 pages
978-1-57059-672-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book is intended for the practicing surgeon. It is designed to offer practical insights into the essentials of an epidemiological, statistical and outcomes-based approach to surgical practice. Surgeons are invited to begin to develop the requisite skills that will allow them to communicate effectively with their colleagues in epidemiology and biostatistics in order to develop an optimized approach to patient care.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
37 s/w Abbildungen
37 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 127 mm
Width: 203 mm
Weight
362 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57059-672-8 (9781570596728)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Lawrence Rosenberg
Surgical Arithmetic
Epidemiological, Statistical and Outcome-Based Approach to Surgical Practice
E-Book
01/2000
1st Edition
CRC Press
€225.99
Available for download
Person
Lawrence Rosenberg, MD. PhD., Lawrence Joseph, PhD., Alan Barkun, MD. MSc., all McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Content
1. Epidemiologic Methods for Surgery 2. Introduction to Biostatistics: Describing and Drawing Inferences from Data 3. Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests 4. Primer on Clinical Trials 5. Linear and Logistic Regression Analysis 6. Survival Analysis 7. A Brief Introduction to Meta-Analysis 8. An Introduction to Decision Analysis 9. Pharmacoeconomics and Surgery 10. The Costing of Medical Resources 11. Databases and Registries12. "Do-it-yourself Outcomes": Using Outcomes in Clinical Practice to Assess and Improve Quality of Care 13. Technology Assessment