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Epidemiology : beyond the basics
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ISBN: 9780763747220 Year: 2004 Publisher: Sudbury, Mass. Jones and Bartlett

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Applied longitudinal analysis
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ISBN: 0471214876 Year: 2004 Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. Wiley-Interscience

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Unlike existing monographs, this_book_is written at a technical level that_ensures that the material is accessible to a broad audience of researchers and graduate students in the health and medical sciences, as well as pharmaceutical studies._The methods are presented in the setting of numerous applications to real data_drawn from studies in the health sciences._ This book_provides a rigorous and comprehensive description of modern methods for analyzing repeated measures and longitudinal data. In addition, the book_includes a description of modern methods of regression analysis for correlated data. The latter_includes regression models for multilevel and cluster correlated data and methods for analyzing multiple measures of an outcome arising from different sources (e.g. outcome data that are simultaneously obtained from multiple raters or via different/parallel instruments or methods).

Applied spatial statistics for public health data
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ISBN: 0471387711 9780471387718 Year: 2004 Publisher: Hoboken (N.J.) : Wiley,

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While mapped data provide a common ground for discussions between the public, the media, regulatory agencies, and public health researchers, the analysis of spatially referenced data has experienced a phenomenal growth over the last two decades, thanks in part to the development of geographical information systems (GISs). This is the first thorough overview to integrate spatial statistics with data management and the display capabilities of GIS. It describes methods for assessing the likelihood of observed patterns and quantifying the link between exposures and outcomes in spatially correlated data. This introductory text is designed to serve as both an introduction for the novice and a reference for practitioners in the field Requires only minimal background in public health and only some knowledge of statistics through multiple regression Touches upon some advanced topics, such as random effects, hierarchical models and spatial point processes, but does not require prior exposure Includes lavish use of figures/illustrations throughout the volume as well as analyses of several data sets (in the form of "data breaks") Exercises based on data analyses reinforce concepts

Critical perspectives on racial and ethnic differences in health in late life
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ISBN: 0309092116 9786612084072 1282084070 0309532000 9780309532006 9780309092111 9781282084070 6612084073 0309165709 Year: 2004 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press,

Eliminating health disparities : measurement and data needs
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ISBN: 1280176059 9786610176052 0309532663 9780309532662 9781280176050 0309092310 9780309092319 6610176051 0309166136 Year: 2004 Publisher: Washington, DC : National Academies Press,

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Social medicine --- Health status indicators --- Social indicators --- Economic indicators --- Medical care --- Health services accessibility --- Minorities --- Ethnic groups --- Methodology. --- Measurement. --- Evaluation --- Statistical methods. --- Health and hygiene --- Ethnic identities --- Ethnic nations (Ethnic groups) --- Groups, Ethnic --- Kindred groups (Ethnic groups) --- Nationalities (Ethnic groups) --- Peoples (Ethnic groups) --- Ethnic minorities --- Foreign population --- Minority groups --- Access to health care --- Accessibility of health services --- Availability of health services --- Delivery of health care --- Delivery of medical care --- Health care --- Health care delivery --- Health services --- Healthcare --- Medical and health care industry --- Medical services --- Personal health services --- Business indicators --- Indicators, Business --- Indicators, Economic --- Leading indicators --- Indicators, Social --- Health indicators --- Health status indexes --- Indexes, Health status --- Indicators, Health status --- Medical sociology --- Medicine --- Medicine, Social --- Access --- Social aspects --- Ethnology --- Persons --- Assimilation (Sociology) --- Discrimination --- Ethnic relations --- Majorities --- Plebiscite --- Race relations --- Segregation --- Public health --- Economic history --- Quality of life --- Economic forecasting --- Index numbers (Economics) --- Social history --- Social accounting --- Social prediction --- Health --- Health surveys --- Medical statistics --- Public welfare --- Sociology --- Medical ethics --- Medical sociologists --- Methodology

The geography of health inequalities in the developed world: views from Britain and North America
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ISBN: 0754613984 Year: 2004 Publisher: Aldershot Ashgate

The statistical evaluation of medical tests for classification and prediction
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ISBN: 0198509847 9780198509844 9780198565826 0198565828 019158861X 9780191588617 1383022208 Year: 2004 Volume: 28 Publisher: Oxford

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Margaret Sullivan Pepe describes statistical concepts and techniques for evaluating medical diagnostic tests and biomarkers, which are chemicals added to the body for measuring the progress of disease or the effects of treatment. The statistical results can be used for detecting disease.

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Mathematical statistics --- Clinical pathology --- Diagnostic laboratory tests --- Laboratory diagnosis --- Laboratory medicine --- Medical laboratory diagnosis --- Medical statistics --- Diagnosis, Laboratory --- Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms --- Epidemiologic Methods --- Mathematics --- Diagnosis --- Methods --- Publication Formats --- Research --- Quality of Health Care --- Investigative Techniques --- Public Health --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Publication Characteristics --- Science --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Environment and Public Health --- Health Care --- Statistics as Topic --- Statistics --- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures --- Research Design --- Medicine --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Pathology --- Data Adjustment --- Data Reporting --- Design, Experimental --- Designs, Experimental --- Error Sources --- Experimental Designs --- 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and Procedures, Diagnostic --- Techniques and Procedures, Diagnostic --- Sensitivity and Specificity --- 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, Data --- Analysis, Multiple Classification --- Area Analyses --- Classification Analyses, Multiple --- Classification Analysis, Multiple --- Data Analyses --- Data Correlation --- Data Correlations --- 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, Indirect Estimation --- Technics, Estimation --- Technics, Indirect Estimation --- Technique, Estimation --- Technique, Indirect Estimation --- Techniques, Estimation --- Techniques, Indirect Estimation --- 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 --- Healthcare Quality, Access, and Evaluation --- 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 --- Sciences --- Community Health --- Environment, Preventive Medicine & Public Health --- Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health --- Health, Community --- Health, Public --- Preventive Medicine --- Education, Public Health Professional --- 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 Qualities --- Care Quality --- Health Care Quality --- Healthcare Quality --- Pharmacy Audits --- Laboratory Research --- Research Activities --- Research and Development --- Research Priorities --- Activities, Research --- Activity, Research --- Development and Research --- Priorities, Research --- Priority, Research --- Research Activity --- Research Priority --- Research, Laboratory --- Ethics, Research --- Methodological Studies --- Methodological Study --- Procedures --- Studies, Methodological --- Study, Methodological --- Method --- Procedure --- Antemortem Diagnosis --- 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