Published August, 2011
By Russell Alan Poldrack, Jeanette Mumford, Thomas Nichols, Thomas E. Nichols, Russell A. Poldrack and Jeanette A. Mumford
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Using minimal jargon, this book provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to the methods used for fMRI data analysis.

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Published August, 2011
By Stephen K. Tyring, Gerd E. Gross and Gerd Gross
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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This comprehensive, up-to-date reference book is intended to serve as the standard guide in the field. It covers the epidemiology and etiology of the various sexually transmitted infections and associated diseases, reviews novel diagnostic methods, and discusses in depth both new and established treatment methods.

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Published August, 2011
By Rainer Muche, Stefanie Lanzinger and Michael Rau
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Springer-Lehrbuch
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Vielfach genutzt fur die Verarbeitung von Daten in Tabellenform, war Excel bisher fur statistische Analysen weniger geeignet. Anhand eines Beispieldatensatzes aus der Herz-Kreislaufforschung werden Deskriptive Statistik, Korrelation und Regression, statistische Tests, UEberlebenszeitanalyse sowie Fallzahlplanung nachvollziehbar dargestellt.

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Published August, 2011
By Joseph Lipscomb, Carolyn C. Gotay and Claire Snyder
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Cancer has profound effects on patients and families, but measuring outcomes such as quality of life poses unique challenges. This volume, first published in 2005, provides a penetrating yet practical discussion of alternative approaches for comprehensively measuring the burden of cancer and the effectiveness of preventive and therapeutic interventions.

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Published August, 2011
By Peter J. Diggle and Amanda G. Chetwynd
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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An antidote to technique-orientated approaches, this text avoids the recipe-book style, giving the reader a clear understanding of how core statistical ideas of experimental design, modelling, and data analysis are integral to the scientific method. No prior knowledge of statistics is required and a range of scientific disciplines are covered.

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Published August, 2011
By Henrica C. W. de Vet, Caroline B. Terwee, Lidwine B. Mokkink and Dirk L. Knol
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Practical Guides to Biostatistics and Epidemiology
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Measurement instruments are essential in medicine to assess the severity of diseases, monitor health status or evaluate the effects of interventions. Learn how to improve these measurements with this book, which provides handholds for the development and evaluation of measurement instruments in all clinical disciplines.

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Published August, 2011
By Henrica C. W. de Vet, Caroline B. Terwee, Lidwine B. Mokkink and Dirk L. Knol
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Series: Practical Guides to Biostatistics and Epidemiology
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Measurement instruments are essential in medicine to assess the severity of diseases, monitor health status or evaluate the effects of interventions. Learn how to improve these measurements with this book, which provides handholds for the development and evaluation of measurement instruments in all clinical disciplines.

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Published August, 2011
By Peter J. Diggle and Amanda G. Chetwynd
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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An antidote to technique-orientated approaches, this text avoids the recipe-book style, giving the reader a clear understanding of how core statistical ideas of experimental design, modelling, and data analysis are integral to the scientific method. No prior knowledge of statistics is required and a range of scientific disciplines are covered.

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Published August, 2011
By Cristobal Silva
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Miraculous Plagues examines the forms and conventions of colonial epidemiology in order to re-imagine New England's early literary history as a function of the narrative, legal, and theological responses to regional and generational patterns of illness in the seventeenth- and early eighteenth centuries.

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Published July, 2011
By George M. Hidy, Jeffrey R. Brook, Kenneth L. Demerjian, Luisa T. Molina, William T. Pennell and Richard D. Scheffe
Publisher: Springer
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This book assesses the factors involved in implementing a risk-based approach to air quality management that includes means for measuring the effectiveness of decisions, and outlines the technical developments needed to achieve emission reduction decisions.

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