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Lifetime data analysis: an international journal devoted to statistical methods and applications for time-to-event data
ISSN: 13807870 15729249 Publisher: Boston, Mass.

Statistical parametric mapping : the analysis of functional brain images
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ISBN: 9780123725608 0123725607 1493300954 9786610728992 128072899X 0080466508 9780080466507 6610728992 Year: 2007 Publisher: London : Academic,

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In an age where the amount of data collected from brain imaging is increasing constantly, it is of critical importance to analyse those data within an accepted framework to ensure proper integration and comparison of the information collected. This book describes the ideas and procedures that underlie the analysis of signals produced by the brain. The aim is to understand how the brain works, in terms of its functional architecture and dynamics. This book provides the background and methodology for the analysis of all types of brain imaging data, from functional magnetic resonance imaging to m


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Techniques and Applications of UAV-Based Photogrammetric 3D Mapping
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI Books

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The book focuses on the techniques for UAV-based 3D mapping and its applications in varying fields since the explosive development of UAV-based photogrammetric 3D mapping and their wide applications from traditional surveying and mapping to other related fields have been witnessed in photogrammetry and remote sensing. In the last decade, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) images have become one of the most important remote sensing data sources for photogrammetric 3D mapping. Besides, the rapid development of recent techniques, e.g., SfM (Structure from Motion) for off-line image orientation, SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) for on-line UAV navigation, and the deep learning (DL) embedded 3D reconstruction pipeline, has promoted UAV-based 3D mapping towards the direction of automation and intelligence. It is really worthy to collecting the cutting-edge techniques and reporting their promising applications.

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compound building reconstruction --- LiDAR --- point clouds --- semantic decomposition --- structure from motion --- match pair --- cycle consistency inference --- repetitive structure --- very short baseline --- high-resolution remote sensing images --- building extraction --- multiscale features --- aggregate semantic information --- feature pyramid --- spatial eight-quadrant kernel convolution --- 3D point cloud --- semantic segmentation --- indoor scene --- wide-baseline stereo image --- deep learning --- convolutional neural network --- affine invariant feature --- image matching --- photogrammetric mesh model --- building façade --- 3D reconstruction --- least square fitting --- single image super-resolution --- lightweight image super-resolution --- U-shaped residual network --- dense shortcut --- effective feature distillation --- high-frequency loss --- power lines --- UAV inspection --- red-black propagation --- depth map fusion --- PatchMatch --- digital photogrammetry --- camera self-calibration --- Brown model --- polynomial model --- aerial triangulation --- GF-7 image --- building footprint --- building height --- multi-view --- point cloud --- multi-view reconstruction --- detail preserving --- depth estimation --- surface meshing --- texture mapping --- coplanar extraction --- deep convolutional neural network --- geometric topology --- homography matrix --- airborne LiDAR --- coal mine --- surface subsidence --- deformation detection --- digital subsidence model --- n/a --- building façade

Group-based modeling of development
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ISBN: 0674016866 0674041313 9780674016866 9780674041318 Year: 2005 Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,

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This book provides a systematic exposition of a group-based statistical method for analyzing longitudinal data in the social and behavioral sciences and in medicine. The methods can be applied to a wide range of data, such as that describing the progression of delinquency and criminality over the life course, changes in income over time, the course of a disease or physiological condition, or the evolution of the socioeconomic status of communities.

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Longitudinal method. --- Longitudinal research --- Longitudinal studies --- Methodology --- Research --- Social sciences --- Longitudinal method --- Longitudinal Studies --- Psychology --- Models, Psychological --- Models, Statistical --- Age Factors --- Age Reporting --- Age Factor --- Factor, Age --- Factors, Age --- Model, Statistical --- Models, Binomial --- Models, Polynomial --- Statistical Model --- Probabilistic Models --- Statistical Models --- Two-Parameter Models --- Binomial Model --- Binomial Models --- Model, Binomial --- Model, Polynomial --- Model, Probabilistic --- Model, Two-Parameter --- Models, Probabilistic --- Models, Two-Parameter --- Polynomial Model --- Polynomial Models --- Probabilistic Model --- Two Parameter Models --- Two-Parameter Model --- Statistics as Topic --- Model, Mental --- Model, Psychological --- Models, Mental --- Models, Psychologic --- Psychological Models --- Mental Model --- Mental Models --- Model, Psychologic --- Psychologic Model --- Psychologic Models --- Psychological Model --- Bogalusa Heart Study --- California Teachers Study --- Framingham Heart Study --- Jackson Heart Study --- Longitudinal Survey --- Tuskegee Syphilis Study --- Bogalusa Heart Studies --- California Teachers Studies --- Framingham Heart Studies --- Heart Studies, Bogalusa --- Heart Studies, Framingham --- Heart Studies, Jackson --- Heart Study, Bogalusa --- Heart Study, Framingham --- Heart Study, Jackson --- Jackson Heart Studies --- Longitudinal Study --- Longitudinal Surveys --- Studies, Bogalusa Heart --- Studies, California Teachers --- Studies, Jackson Heart --- Studies, Longitudinal --- Study, Bogalusa Heart --- Study, California Teachers --- Study, Longitudinal --- Survey, Longitudinal --- Surveys, Longitudinal --- Syphilis Studies, Tuskegee --- Syphilis Study, Tuskegee --- Teachers Studies, California --- Teachers Study, California --- Tuskegee Syphilis Studies --- methods --- #SBIB:303H522 --- Methoden sociale wetenschappen: handboeken statistische analyse

Applied longitudinal data analysis for epidemiology : a practical guide
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ISBN: 0521525802 9780521819763 9780521525800 0521819768 0511070063 9780511070068 0511061609 9780511061608 0511055277 9780511055270 0511121105 9780511121104 1280162503 9781280162503 1107135907 9786610162505 113914880X 0511306393 Year: 2003 Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press,

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In this book the most important techniques available for longitudinal data analysis are discussed, including simple techniques such as the paired t-test and summary statistics, and more sophisticated techniques such as generalised estimating equations and random coefficient analysis. This practical guide is suitable for non-statisticians involved in medical research and epidemiology.

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Epidemiology --- Diseases --- Public health --- Research --- Statistical methods. --- Epidemiologic Studies --- Longitudinal Studies --- Epidemiologic Studies. --- Data Interpretations, Statistical --- Interpretation, Statistical Data --- Statistical Data Analysis --- Statistical Data Interpretation --- Data Analysis, Statistical --- Analyses, Statistical Data --- Analysis, Statistical Data --- Data Analyses, Statistical --- Interpretations, Statistical Data --- Statistical Data Analyses --- Statistical Data Interpretations --- Epidemiological Studies --- Studies, Epidemiologic --- Epidemiologic Study --- Epidemiological Study --- Studies, Epidemiological --- Study, Epidemiologic --- Study, Epidemiological --- Data Interpretation, Statistical --- Models, Statistical --- Model, Statistical --- Models, Binomial --- Models, Polynomial --- Statistical Model --- Probabilistic Models --- Statistical Models --- Two-Parameter Models --- Binomial Model --- Binomial Models --- Model, Binomial --- Model, Polynomial --- Model, Probabilistic --- Model, Two-Parameter --- Models, Probabilistic --- Models, Two-Parameter --- Polynomial Model --- Polynomial Models --- Probabilistic Model --- Two Parameter Models --- Two-Parameter Model --- Statistics as Topic --- Longitudinal Survey --- Longitudinal Study --- Longitudinal Surveys --- Studies, Longitudinal --- Study, Longitudinal --- Survey, Longitudinal --- Surveys, Longitudinal --- Research&delete& --- Statistical methods --- Mathematical statistics --- Data Interpretation, Statistical. --- Models, Statistical. --- Bogalusa Heart Study --- California Teachers Study --- Framingham Heart Study --- Jackson Heart Study --- Tuskegee Syphilis Study --- Bogalusa Heart Studies --- California Teachers Studies --- Framingham Heart Studies --- Heart Studies, Bogalusa --- Heart Studies, Framingham --- Heart Studies, Jackson --- Heart Study, Bogalusa --- Heart Study, Framingham --- Heart Study, Jackson --- Jackson Heart Studies --- Studies, Bogalusa Heart --- Studies, California Teachers --- Studies, Jackson Heart --- Study, Bogalusa Heart --- Study, California Teachers --- Syphilis Studies, Tuskegee --- Syphilis Study, Tuskegee --- Teachers Studies, California --- Teachers Study, California --- Tuskegee Syphilis Studies --- Data Collection --- Epidemiologic Methods --- methods --- WA 105 Epidemiology --- Data Collection - methods --- Epidemiology - Research - Statistical methods --- Epidemiology - Longitudinal studies --- Epidemiology - Statistical methods


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Risk adjustment for measuring health care outcomes
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ISBN: 1567937454 1567936067 9781567936063 9781567934373 1567934374 Year: 2013 Publisher: Chicago, Ill. Health Administration Press

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The fourth edition of Risk Adjustment for Measuring Health Care Outcomes presents the fundamental principles and concepts of risk adjustment for comparing outcomes of care and explains why risk adjustment is a critical tool for measuring quality and setting reimbursement rates. This book is a comprehensive guide to the issues raised by risk adjustment, including the pros and cons of different data sources, the validity and reliability of risk adjustment methods, the effects of various statistical modeling approaches, and concerns relating to special populations.The fourth edition features:A new chapter on the role of risk adjustment in managing healthcare organizations New information on risk factors, including genetics and social and environmental determinants of health Perspectives on electronic health records and new health information technologies Explanations of new statistical methods for comparing provider outcomes and their implications for risk adjustmentInstructor Resources: Discussion questions and PowerPoint slides of the book exhibits. To see a sample, click on the Instructor Resource sample tab above.

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Outcome Assessment, Health Care --- Risk Adjustment --- Decision Support Techniques. --- Delivery of Health Care --- Models, Statistical. --- Risk Factors. --- Population at Risk --- Populations at Risk --- Health Correlates --- Risk Factor Scores --- Risk Scores --- Correlates, Health --- Factor, Risk --- Risk Factor --- Risk Factor Score --- Risk Score --- Score, Risk --- Score, Risk Factor --- Organs at Risk --- Model, Statistical --- Models, Binomial --- Models, Polynomial --- Statistical Model --- Probabilistic Models --- Statistical Models --- Two-Parameter Models --- Binomial Model --- Binomial Models --- Model, Binomial --- Model, Polynomial --- Model, Probabilistic --- Model, Two-Parameter --- Models, Probabilistic --- Models, Two-Parameter --- Polynomial Model --- Polynomial Models --- Probabilistic Model --- Two Parameter Models --- Two-Parameter Model --- Statistics as Topic --- Analysis, Decision --- Decision Aids --- Decision Support Technics --- Decision Analysis --- Decision Modeling --- Models, Decision Support --- Aid, Decision --- Aids, Decision --- Analyses, Decision --- Decision Aid --- Decision Analyses --- Decision Support Model --- Decision Support Models --- Decision Support Technic --- Decision Support Technique --- Model, Decision Support --- Modeling, Decision --- Technic, Decision Support --- Technics, Decision Support --- Technique, Decision Support --- Techniques, Decision Support --- Clinical Decision-Making --- Decision Making --- Decision Making, Organizational --- methods. --- organization & administration. --- United States. --- Social Risk Factors --- Factor, Social Risk --- Factors, Social Risk --- Risk Factor, Social --- Risk Factors, Social --- Social Risk Factor --- Decision Support Techniques --- Models, Statistical --- Outcome Assessment (Health Care) --- Risk Factors --- W 84 Health services. Quality of health care (General)

Risk adjustment for measuring health care outcomes
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ISBN: 0585476853 9780585476858 156793207X Year: 2003 Publisher: Chicago, Ill. Health Administration Press

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Health risk assessment. --- Outcome assessment (Medical care) --- Outcome Assessment, Health Care --- Risk Adjustment --- Decision Support Techniques. --- Delivery of Health Care --- Models, Statistical. --- Risk Factors. --- Population at Risk --- Populations at Risk --- Health Correlates --- Risk Factor Scores --- Risk Scores --- Correlates, Health --- Factor, Risk --- Risk Factor --- Risk Factor Score --- Risk Score --- Score, Risk --- Score, Risk Factor --- Organs at Risk --- Model, Statistical --- Models, Binomial --- Models, Polynomial --- Statistical Model --- Probabilistic Models --- Statistical Models --- Two-Parameter Models --- Binomial Model --- Binomial Models --- Model, Binomial --- Model, Polynomial --- Model, Probabilistic --- Model, Two-Parameter --- Models, Probabilistic --- Models, Two-Parameter --- Polynomial Model --- Polynomial Models --- Probabilistic Model --- Two Parameter Models --- Two-Parameter Model --- Statistics as Topic --- Analysis, Decision --- Decision Aids --- Decision Support Technics --- Decision Analysis --- Decision Modeling --- Models, Decision Support --- Aid, Decision --- Aids, Decision --- Analyses, Decision --- Decision Aid --- Decision Analyses --- Decision Support Model --- Decision Support Models --- Decision Support Technic --- Decision Support Technique --- Model, Decision Support --- Modeling, Decision --- Technic, Decision Support --- Technics, Decision Support --- Technique, Decision Support --- Techniques, Decision Support --- Clinical Decision-Making --- Decision Making --- Decision Making, Organizational --- Assessment of outcome (Medical care) --- Outcome evaluation (Medical care) --- Outcome measures (Medical care) --- Outcomes assessment (Medical care) --- Outcomes measurement (Medical care) --- Outcomes research (Medical care) --- Patient outcome assessment --- Medical care --- Assessment, Health risk --- Health hazard appraisal --- Health hazard assessment --- Health risk appraisal --- HRA (Public health) --- Human risk assessment --- Medicine, Preventive --- Public health --- Risk assessment --- Environmental health --- methods. --- organization & administration. --- Evaluation --- Social Risk Factors --- Factor, Social Risk --- Factors, Social Risk --- Risk Factor, Social --- Risk Factors, Social --- Social Risk Factor


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Intelligent patient management
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ISBN: 3642001785 3642001793 Year: 2009 Publisher: Berlin, Germany : Springer,

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Arguably medicine is either an arts-based science or a science-based art. In medieval times, clinical decisions were based on simple measures, such as the temperature of the body, the rhythm of the pulse, the consistency of the stool and the colour of the urine. Nowadays, thanks partly to modern technology, medical science has improved in many ways, as has healthcare. In particular, approaches which have their origins in Artificial Intelligence and Operational Research have a significant contribution to make in terms of improving not only diagnosis and treatment of patients, but also providing ways of managing patients in a more effective, more efficient, and more patient-friendly manner. This book focuses on the use of such Intelligent Patient Management to the benefit of clinicians, other healthcare and community practitioners and managers, patients and carers.

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Medical informatics --- Models, Statistical --- Decision Support Techniques --- Delivery of Health Care --- Congresses --- Artificial Intelligence --- Patient Care Management --- Statistics as Topic --- Computing Methodologies --- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation --- Models, Theoretical --- Investigative Techniques --- Publication Formats --- Medical Informatics Applications --- Publication Characteristics --- Health Services Administration --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Medical Informatics --- Information Science --- Epidemiologic Methods --- Health Care --- Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms --- Public Health --- Quality of Health Care --- Environment and Public Health --- Civil Engineering --- Medical & Biomedical Informatics --- Applied Mathematics --- Medicine --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Quality of Care --- Quality of Healthcare --- Care Qualities --- Care Quality --- Health Care Quality --- Healthcare Quality --- Environment, Preventive Medicine & Public Health --- Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health --- Health, Public --- Healthcare Evaluation Mechanisms --- Evaluation Mechanism, Healthcare --- Evaluation Mechanisms, Healthcare --- Healthcare Evaluation Mechanism --- Mechanism, Healthcare Evaluation --- Mechanisms, Healthcare Evaluation --- Community-Based Distribution --- Contraceptive Distribution --- Delivery of Healthcare --- Dental Care Delivery --- Distribution, Non-Clinical --- Distribution, Nonclinical --- Distributional Activities --- Healthcare --- Healthcare Delivery --- Healthcare Systems --- Non-Clinical Distribution --- Nonclinical Distribution --- Delivery of Dental Care --- Health Care Delivery --- Health Care Systems --- Activities, Distributional --- Activity, Distributional --- Care, Health --- Community Based Distribution --- Community-Based Distributions --- Contraceptive Distributions --- Deliveries, Healthcare --- Delivery, Dental Care --- Delivery, Health Care --- Delivery, Healthcare --- Distribution, Community-Based --- Distribution, Contraceptive --- Distribution, Non Clinical --- Distributional Activity --- Distributions, Community-Based --- Distributions, Contraceptive --- Distributions, Non-Clinical --- Distributions, Nonclinical --- Health Care System --- Healthcare Deliveries --- Healthcare System --- Non Clinical Distribution --- Non-Clinical Distributions --- Nonclinical Distributions --- System, Health Care --- System, Healthcare --- Systems, Health Care --- Systems, Healthcare --- Epidemiologic Method --- Epidemiological Methods --- Methods, Epidemiologic --- Epidemiological Method --- Method, Epidemiologic --- Method, Epidemiological --- Methods, Epidemiological --- Epidemiology --- Information Sciences --- Science, Information --- Sciences, Information --- Computer Science, Medical --- Health Information Technology --- Informatics, Clinical --- Informatics, Medical --- Information Science, Medical --- Clinical Informatics --- Medical Computer Science --- Medical Information Science --- Health Information Technologies --- Information Technologies, Health --- Information Technology, Health --- Medical Computer Sciences --- Medical Information Sciences --- Science, Medical Computer --- Technologies, Health Information --- Technology, Health Information --- Administration, Health Services --- Health Services --- Application, Medical Informatics --- Applications, Medical Informatics --- Informatics Applications, Medical --- Informatics Application, Medical --- Medical Informatics Application --- Investigative Technics --- Investigative Technic --- Investigative Technique --- Technic, Investigative --- Technics, Investigative --- Technique, Investigative --- Techniques, Investigative --- Experimental Model --- Experimental Models --- Mathematical Model --- Model, Experimental --- Models (Theoretical) --- Models, Experimental --- Models, Theoretic --- Theoretical Study --- Mathematical Models --- Model (Theoretical) --- Model, Mathematical --- Model, Theoretical --- Models, Mathematical --- Studies, Theoretical --- Study, Theoretical --- Theoretical Model --- Theoretical Models --- Theoretical Studies --- Healthcare Quality, Access, and Evaluation --- High Performance Computing --- Methodologies, Computing --- Computing Methodology --- Computing, High Performance --- Methodology, Computing --- Performance Computing, High --- Area Analysis --- Correlation Studies --- Correlation Study --- Correlation of Data --- Data Analysis --- Estimation Technics --- Estimation Techniques --- Indirect Estimation Technics --- Indirect Estimation Techniques --- Multiple Classification Analysis --- Service Statistics --- Statistical Study --- Statistics, Service --- Tables and Charts as Topic --- Analyses, Area --- Analyses, Data --- Analyses, Multiple Classification --- Analysis, Area --- Analysis, Data --- Analysis, Multiple Classification --- Area Analyses --- Classification Analyses, Multiple --- Classification Analysis, Multiple --- Data Analyses --- Data Correlation --- Data Correlations --- Estimation Technic --- Estimation Technic, Indirect --- Estimation Technics, Indirect --- Estimation Technique --- Estimation Technique, Indirect --- Estimation Techniques, Indirect --- Indirect Estimation Technic --- Indirect Estimation Technique --- Multiple Classification Analyses --- Statistical Studies --- Studies, Correlation --- Studies, Statistical --- Study, Correlation --- Study, Statistical --- Technic, Estimation --- Technic, Indirect Estimation --- Technics, Estimation --- Technics, Indirect Estimation --- Technique, Estimation --- Technique, Indirect Estimation --- Techniques, Estimation --- Techniques, Indirect Estimation --- Care Management, Patient --- Management, Patient Care --- Computational Intelligence --- AI (Artificial Intelligence) --- Computer Reasoning --- Computer Vision Systems --- Knowledge Acquisition (Computer) --- Knowledge Representation (Computer) --- Machine Intelligence --- Acquisition, Knowledge (Computer) --- Computer Vision System --- Intelligence, Artificial --- Intelligence, Computational --- Intelligence, Machine --- Knowledge Representations (Computer) --- Reasoning, Computer --- Representation, Knowledge (Computer) --- System, Computer Vision --- Systems, Computer Vision --- Vision System, Computer --- Vision Systems, Computer --- Analysis, Decision --- Clinical Prediction Rule --- Decision Aids --- Decision Support Technics --- Decision Analysis --- Decision Modeling --- Models, Decision Support --- Aid, Decision --- Aids, Decision --- Analyses, Decision --- Clinical Prediction Rules --- Decision Aid --- Decision Analyses --- Decision Support Model --- Decision Support Models --- Decision Support Technic --- Decision Support Technique --- Model, Decision Support --- Modeling, Decision --- Prediction Rule, Clinical --- Prediction Rules, Clinical --- Rule, Clinical Prediction --- Rules, Clinical Prediction --- Technic, Decision Support --- Technics, Decision Support --- Technique, Decision Support --- Techniques, Decision Support --- Model, Statistical --- Models, Binomial --- Models, Polynomial --- Statistical Model --- Probabilistic Models --- Statistical Models --- Two-Parameter Models --- Binomial Model --- Binomial Models --- Model, Binomial --- Model, Polynomial --- Model, Probabilistic --- Model, Two-Parameter --- Models, Probabilistic --- Models, Two-Parameter --- Polynomial Model --- Polynomial Models --- Probabilistic Model --- Two Parameter Models --- Two-Parameter Model --- methods --- organization & administration --- Engineering. --- Health informatics. --- Artificial intelligence. --- Applied mathematics. --- Engineering mathematics. --- Biomedical engineering. --- Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering. --- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics). --- Health Informatics. --- Biomedical Engineering. --- Clinical engineering --- Medical engineering --- Bioengineering --- Biophysics --- Engineering --- Engineering analysis --- Mathematical analysis --- AI (Artificial intelligence) --- Artificial thinking --- Electronic brains --- Intellectronics --- Intelligent machines --- Machine intelligence --- Thinking, Artificial --- Bionics --- Cognitive science --- Digital computer simulation --- Electronic data processing --- Logic machines --- Machine theory --- Self-organizing systems --- Simulation methods --- Fifth generation computers --- Neural computers --- Clinical informatics --- Health informatics --- Medical information science --- Information science --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Mathematics --- Data processing --- Medical records --- Mathematical and Computational Engineering. --- Artificial Intelligence. --- Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. --- Data processing. --- EHR systems --- EHR technology --- EHRs (Electronic health records) --- Electronic health records --- Electronic medical records --- EMR systems --- EMRs (Electronic medical records) --- Information storage and retrieval systems --- Medical care

Dicing with death : chance, risk, and health
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ISBN: 1107139295 1107385911 1280421843 9786610421848 0511203764 0511179723 0511078838 0511306660 051154331X 0511077262 9780511078835 9780521832595 0521832594 0521540232 9780521540230 0521832594 9780511543319 Year: 2003 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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If you think that statistics has nothing to say about what you do or how you could do it better, then you are either wrong or in need of a more interesting job. Stephen Senn explains here how statistics determines many decisions about medical care, from allocating resources for health, to determining which drugs to license, to cause-and-effect in relation to disease. He tackles big themes: clinical trials and the development of medicines, life tables, vaccines and their risks or lack of them, smoking and lung cancer and even the power of prayer. He entertains with puzzles and paradoxes and covers the lives of famous statistical pioneers. By the end of the book the reader will see how reasoning with probability is essential to making rational decisions in medicine, and how and when it can guide us when faced with choices that impact on our health and even life.

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Medical care -- Statistical methods. --- Medical statistics. --- Medicine -- Philosophy. --- Medical statistics --- Medicine --- Medical care --- Health Occupations --- Risk --- Epidemiologic Methods --- Epidemiologic Measurements --- Models, Theoretical --- Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms --- Risk Management --- Mathematics --- Public Health --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Probability --- Organization and Administration --- Quality of Health Care --- Investigative Techniques --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Environment and Public Health --- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Health Services Administration --- Health Care --- Risk Assessment --- Statistics as Topic --- Models, Statistical --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Medical Statistics --- Healthcare Quality, Access, and Evaluation --- Investigative Technics --- Investigative Technic --- Investigative Technique --- Technic, Investigative --- Technics, Investigative --- Technique, Investigative --- Techniques, Investigative --- Pharmacy Audit --- Quality of Care --- Quality of Healthcare --- Audit, Pharmacy --- Care Quality --- Health Care Quality --- Healthcare Quality --- Pharmacy Audits --- Administration and Organization --- Administrative Technics --- Administrative Techniques --- Coordination, Administrative --- Logistics --- Supervision --- Technics, Administrative --- Techniques, Administrative --- Administration --- Administrative Coordination --- Administrative Technic --- Administrative Technique --- Technic, Administrative --- Technique, Administrative --- Probabilities --- Model, Statistical --- Models, Binomial --- Models, Polynomial --- Statistical Model --- Probabilistic Models --- Statistical Models --- Two-Parameter Models --- Binomial Model --- Binomial Models --- Model, Binomial --- Model, Polynomial --- Model, Probabilistic --- Model, Two-Parameter --- Models, Probabilistic --- Models, Two-Parameter --- Polynomial Model --- Polynomial Models --- Probabilistic Model --- Two Parameter Models --- Two-Parameter Model --- Medical Specialities --- Medical Specialties --- Medical Specialty --- Specialities, Medical --- Specialties, Medical --- Specialty, Medical --- Medical Speciality --- Speciality, Medical --- Health Workforce --- Area Analysis --- Estimation Technics --- Estimation Techniques --- Indirect Estimation Technics --- Indirect Estimation Techniques --- Multiple Classification Analysis --- Service Statistics --- Statistical Study --- Statistics, Service --- Tables and Charts as Topic --- Analyses, Area --- Analyses, Multiple Classification --- Area Analyses --- Classification Analyses, Multiple --- Classification Analysis, Multiple --- Estimation Technic, Indirect --- Estimation Technics, Indirect --- Estimation Technique --- Estimation Technique, Indirect --- Estimation Techniques, Indirect --- Indirect Estimation Technic --- Indirect Estimation Technique --- Multiple Classification Analyses --- Statistical Studies --- Studies, Statistical --- Study, Statistical --- Technic, Indirect Estimation --- Technics, Estimation --- Technics, Indirect Estimation --- Technique, Estimation --- Technique, Indirect Estimation --- Techniques, Estimation --- Techniques, Indirect Estimation --- Health Risk Assessment --- Risks and Benefits --- Assessment, Risk --- Benefit-Risk Assessment --- Risk Analysis --- Risk-Benefit Assessment --- Analysis, Risk --- Assessment, Benefit-Risk --- Assessment, Health Risk --- Assessment, Risk-Benefit --- Benefit Risk Assessment --- Benefit-Risk Assessments --- Benefits and Risks --- Health Risk Assessments --- Risk Analyses --- Risk Assessment, Health --- Risk Assessments --- Risk Benefit Assessment --- Risk-Benefit Assessments --- Community-Based Distribution --- Contraceptive Distribution --- Delivery of Healthcare --- Dental Care Delivery --- Distribution, Non-Clinical --- Distribution, Nonclinical --- Distributional Activities --- Healthcare --- Healthcare Delivery --- Healthcare Systems --- Non-Clinical Distribution --- Nonclinical Distribution --- Delivery of Dental Care --- Health Care Delivery --- Health Care Systems --- Activities, Distributional --- Activity, Distributional --- Care, Health --- Community Based Distribution --- Community-Based Distributions --- Contraceptive Distributions --- Deliveries, Healthcare --- Delivery, Dental Care --- Delivery, Health Care --- Delivery, Healthcare --- Distribution, Community-Based --- Distribution, Contraceptive --- Distribution, Non Clinical --- Distributional Activity --- Distributions, Community-Based --- Distributions, Contraceptive --- Distributions, Non-Clinical --- Distributions, Nonclinical --- Health Care System --- Healthcare Deliveries --- Healthcare System --- Non Clinical Distribution --- Non-Clinical Distributions --- Nonclinical Distributions --- System, Health Care --- System, Healthcare --- Systems, Health Care --- Systems, Healthcare --- Administration, Health Services --- Health Services --- Natural Sciences --- Physical Sciences --- Discipline, Natural Science --- Disciplines, Natural Science --- Natural Science --- Natural Science Discipline --- Physical Science --- Science, Natural --- Science, Physical --- Sciences, Natural --- Sciences, Physical --- Community Health --- Environment, Preventive Medicine & Public Health --- Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health --- Health, Community --- Health, Public --- Preventive Medicine --- Education, Public Health Professional --- Mathematic --- Hospital Incident Reportings --- Incident Reporting --- Incident Reportings, Hospital --- Management, Risks --- Reporting, Hospital Incident --- Reportings, Hospital Risk --- Voluntary Patient Safety Event Reporting --- Hospital Incident Reporting --- Incident Reporting, Hospital --- Hospital Risk Reporting --- Hospital Risk Reportings --- Incident Reportings --- Management, Risk --- Reporting, Hospital Risk --- Reporting, Incident --- Reportings, Hospital Incident --- Reportings, Incident --- Risk Reporting, Hospital --- Risk Reportings, Hospital --- Risks Management --- Truth Disclosure --- Healthcare Evaluation Mechanisms --- Evaluation Mechanism, Healthcare --- Evaluation Mechanisms, Healthcare --- Healthcare Evaluation Mechanism --- Mechanism, Healthcare Evaluation --- Mechanisms, Healthcare Evaluation --- Experimental Model --- Experimental Models --- Mathematical Model --- Model, Experimental --- Models (Theoretical) --- Models, Experimental --- Models, Theoretic --- Theoretical Study --- Mathematical Models --- Model (Theoretical) --- Model, Mathematical --- Model, Theoretical --- Models, Mathematical --- Studies, Theoretical --- Study, Theoretical --- Theoretical Model --- Theoretical Models --- Theoretical Studies --- Computer Simulation --- Systems Theory --- Measurements, Epidemiologic --- Epidemiologic Measurement --- Measurement, Epidemiologic --- Epidemiologic Method --- Epidemiological Methods --- Methods, Epidemiologic --- Epidemiological Method --- Method, Epidemiologic --- Method, Epidemiological --- Methods, Epidemiological --- Epidemiology --- Relative Risk --- Relative Risks --- Risk, Relative --- Risks --- Risks, Relative --- Incidence --- Risk Reduction Behavior --- Harm Reduction --- Health Professions --- Health Occupation --- Health Profession --- Profession, Health --- Professions, Health --- Occupations --- Delivery of health care --- Delivery of medical care --- Health care --- Health care delivery --- Health services --- Medical and health care industry --- Medical services --- Personal health services --- Public health --- Health --- Health statistics --- Statistics --- Philosophy --- Statistical methods --- organization & administration --- methods --- 311 --- 311 Statistische methoden --- Statistische methoden --- Philosophy. --- Statistical methods. --- Probability theory


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The economics of health reconsidered
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ISBN: 156793353X 9781567933536 9781567933284 1567933289 Year: 2009 Publisher: Chicago Health Administration Press

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Medical economics --- Medical care --- Economics, Medical --- Cost-Benefit Analysis --- Models, Economic --- United States --- Models, Statistical --- Costs and Cost Analysis --- North America --- Economics --- Health Care Economics and Organizations --- Statistics as Topic --- Americas --- Models, Theoretical --- Epidemiologic Methods --- Investigative Techniques --- Health Care --- Geographic Locations --- Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms --- Quality of Health Care --- Public Health --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Geographicals --- Environment and Public Health --- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation --- Medical Economics --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Medicine --- Health --- Health economics --- Hygiene --- Healthcare Quality, Access, and Evaluation --- Community Health --- Environment, Preventive Medicine & Public Health --- Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health --- Health, Community --- Health, Public --- Preventive Medicine --- Education, Public Health Professional --- Pharmacy Audit --- Quality of Care --- Quality of Healthcare --- Audit, Pharmacy --- Care Quality --- Health Care Quality --- Healthcare Quality --- Pharmacy Audits --- Healthcare Evaluation Mechanisms --- Evaluation Mechanism, Healthcare --- Evaluation Mechanisms, Healthcare --- Healthcare Evaluation Mechanism --- Mechanism, Healthcare Evaluation --- Mechanisms, Healthcare Evaluation --- Community-Based Distribution --- Contraceptive Distribution --- Delivery of Healthcare --- Dental Care Delivery --- Distribution, Non-Clinical --- Distribution, Nonclinical --- Distributional Activities --- Healthcare --- Healthcare Delivery --- Healthcare Systems --- Non-Clinical Distribution --- Nonclinical Distribution --- Delivery of Dental Care --- Health Care Delivery --- Health Care Systems --- Activities, Distributional --- Activity, Distributional --- Care, Health --- Community Based Distribution --- Community-Based Distributions --- Contraceptive Distributions --- Deliveries, Healthcare --- Delivery, Dental Care --- Delivery, Health Care --- Delivery, Healthcare --- Distribution, Community-Based --- Distribution, Contraceptive --- Distribution, Non Clinical --- Distributional Activity --- Distributions, Community-Based --- Distributions, Contraceptive --- Distributions, Non-Clinical --- Distributions, Nonclinical --- Health Care System --- Healthcare Deliveries --- Healthcare System --- Non Clinical Distribution --- Non-Clinical Distributions --- Nonclinical Distributions --- System, Health Care --- System, Healthcare --- Systems, Health Care --- Systems, Healthcare --- Investigative Technics --- Investigative Technic --- Investigative Technique --- Technic, Investigative --- Technics, Investigative --- Technique, Investigative --- Techniques, Investigative --- Epidemiologic Method --- Epidemiological Methods --- Methods, Epidemiologic --- Epidemiological Method --- Method, Epidemiologic --- Method, Epidemiological --- Methods, Epidemiological --- Epidemiology --- Experimental Model --- Experimental Models --- Mathematical Model --- Model, Experimental --- Models (Theoretical) --- Models, Experimental --- Models, Theoretic --- Theoretical Study --- Mathematical Models --- Model (Theoretical) --- Model, Mathematical --- Model, Theoretical --- Models, Mathematical --- Studies, Theoretical --- Study, Theoretical --- Theoretical Model --- Theoretical Models --- Theoretical Studies --- Computer Simulation --- Systems Theory --- Area Analysis --- Estimation Technics --- Estimation Techniques --- Indirect Estimation Technics --- Indirect Estimation Techniques --- Multiple Classification Analysis --- Service Statistics --- Statistical Study --- Statistics, Service --- Tables and Charts as Topic --- Analyses, Area --- Analyses, Multiple Classification --- Area Analyses --- Classification Analyses, Multiple --- Classification Analysis, Multiple --- Estimation Technic, Indirect --- 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