Using and Understanding Medical Statistics

Using and Understanding Medical Statistics
ISBN-10
3805562764
ISBN-13
9783805562768
Category
Medical
Pages
264
Language
English
Published
1996-01-01
Publisher
Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Authors
David E. Matthews, Vernon T. Farewell

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This latest edition is highly recommended both as an excellent introduction to medical statistics and as a valuable tool in explaining the more complex statistical methods and techniques used today.

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