Advances in Statistical Methods for the Health Sciences: Applications to Cancer and AIDS Studies, Genome Sequence Analysis, and Survival Analysis (Statistics for Industry and Technology) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0817643680 ISBN 13: 9780817643683

Publisher: Birkhäuser, 2006

Synopsis

Statistical methods have become an increasingly important and integral part of research in the health sciences. Many sophisticated methodologies have been developed for specific applications and problems. This self-contained volume, an outgrowth of an "International Conference on Statistics in Health Sciences," covers a wide range of topics pertaining to new statistical methods in the health sciences.

The chapters, written by leading experts in their respective fields, are thematically divided into the following areas: prognostic studies and general epidemiology, pharmacovigilance, quality of life, survival analysis, clustering, safety and efficacy assessment, clinical design, models for the environment, genomic analysis, and animal health.

 

This comprehensive volume will serve the health science community as well as practitioners, researchers, and graduate students in applied probability, statistics, and biostatistics.

 

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From the Back Cover

Statistical methods have become increasingly important and now form integral part of research in the health sciences. Many sophisticated methodologies have been developed for specific applications and problems. This self-contained volume, an outgrowth of an "International Conference on Statistical Methods in Health Sciences," covers a wide range of topics pertaining to new statistical methods and novel applications in the health sciences.

The chapters, written by leading experts in their respective fields, are thematically divided into the following areas:

* Prognostic studies and general epidemiology

* Pharmacovigilance

* Quality of life

* Survival analysis

* Clustering

* Safety and efficacy assessment

* Clinical design

* Models for the environment

* Genomic analysis

* Animal health

This comprehensive volume will be highly useful an of great interest to the health science community as well as practitioners, researchers, and graduate students in applied probability, statistics, and biostatistics.

 

Edition details

• Publisher: Birkhäuser
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0817643680
• ISBN 13: 9780817643683
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 582
• Editor: Auget Jean-Louis, Balakrishnan N., Mesbah Mounir, Molenberghs Geert