Quantitative Research in Human Biology and Medicine
- ISBN-10
- 1483281086
- ISBN-13
- 9781483281087
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Pages
- 436
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-10-22
- Publisher
- Butterworth-Heinemann
- Author
- Sigismund Peller
Description
Quantitative Research in Human Biology and Medicine reflects the author's past activities and experiences in the field of medical statistics. The book presents statistical material from a variety of medical fields. The text contains chapters that deal with different aspects of vital statistics. It provides statistical surveys of perinatal mortality rate; epidemiology of various diseases, like cancer, tuberculosis, malaria, diphtheria, and scarlatina; and discussions of various aspects of human biology such as growth and development, genetics, and nutrition. The inheritance of mental qualities; the law governing multiple births; and historical demography are covered as well. Medical statisticians and physicians will find the book interesting.
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