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First edition. |
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1 online resource (xv, 175 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-170) and index. |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
New York's cancer maps : what we don't know won't hurt us, it's what we do know that ain't -- A centenary celebration for Will Burtin : a pioneer of scientific visualization -- That's funny ... -- Commentary on some graphs in the 2008 National Healthcare Quality Report -- Improving graphic displays by controlling creativity -- Diabetes and the obesity : taking a better look at blood sugar as a start -- A second look at second opinions, with hip fractures as an example -- False positives, or, Is a pound of prevention worth an ounce of cure -- Assessing long-term risk with shorter-term data -- A remarkable horse : an inquiry into the accuracy of medical predictions -- On the role of replication in the advance of science : the survival of the fittest -- What does it take to change practice? -- Why is a raven like a writing desk? Musing on the power of convention. |
| Summary |
Is it sensible to screen for breast or prostate cancer? Should the locations of cancer clusters be made available to the general public? When a doctor wants to perform major surgery and there's no chance for a second opinion, do you agree?The answers to these questions are not as black and white as they may first appear. Medical Illuminations presents thirteen contemporary medical topics, from the diminishing value of mammograms to how to decide if a hip needs to be replaced, to understanding cancer maps. In each case it illustrates how modern tools of statistical thinking and statistical grap. |
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Medical statistics.
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Evidence-based medicine.
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Statistics -- Graphic methods.
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Delivery of Health Care -- statistics & numerical data |
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Evidence-Based Medicine |
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Evidence-Based Practice |
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Médecine factuelle.
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Statistique -- Méthodes graphiques.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference.
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MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Atlases.
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MEDICAL -- Essays.
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MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice.
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MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Osteopathy.
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Evidence-based medicine
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Medical statistics
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Statistics -- Graphic methods
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Internet Resources.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wainer, Howard. Medical Illuminations. Oxford University Press, USA 2013 9780199668793 (DLC) 2013938497 (OCoLC)861313615 |
| ISBN |
9780191646034 (electronic bk.) |
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0191646032 (electronic bk.) |
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9781299794535 (ebk) |
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129979453X (ebk) |
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9780199668793 (hardback) |
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0199668795 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
DEBBG BV041572486 |
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DEBBG BV041634187 |
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DEBSZ 393952630 |
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DEBSZ 445113146 |
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