Published February, 2009
By Andrea A. Rusnock
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Through a compelling comparative analysis, Vital Accounts charts the work of the physicians, clergymen and government officials who crafted the sciences of political and medical arithmetic in England and France during the long eighteenth century, before the emergence of statistics and regular government censuses.

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Published February, 2009
By Donna Ankerst, Catherine M. Tangen, Ian M. Thompson and Donna Pauler Ankerst
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Current Clinical Urology
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In this second edition, the world's leading experts on prostate cancer detection update the previous edition with the latest findings. It incorporates a series of thoughtful and cutting-edge works from the world's experts in prostate cancer screening.

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Published February, 2009
By Eduardo Massad, Neli R.S. Ortega, Laecio C. Barros, Claudio Jose Struchiner, Neli Regina Siqueira Ortega, Laecio Carvalho de Barros, Claudio J. Struchiner and Laecio Carvalho Barros
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing
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An example is the use of Bellman-Zadeh fuzzy decision making approach to develop a vaccination strategy to manage measles epidemics in Sao Paulo.The book offers a comprehensive, systematic, fully updated and self- contained treatise of fuzzy sets in epidemiology and diagnosis.

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Published January, 2009
By Murray Aitkin, Brian Francis, John Hinde and Ross Darnell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Statistical Science Series
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A comprehensive treatment of the theory of statistical modelling in R with an emphasis on applications to practical problems and an expanded discussion of statistical theory.

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Published January, 2009
By Murray Aitkin, Brian Francis, John Hinde and Ross Darnell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Statistical Science Series
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A comprehensive treatment of the theory of statistical modelling in R with an emphasis on applications to practical problems and an expanded discussion of statistical theory.

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Published January, 2009
By Chap T. Le and CT Le
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
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Suitable for students and professionals in medicine and the allied health fields, this title offers an introduction to biostatistics and basic statistical concepts. It features enhanced Microsoft Excel and SAS samples and examples.

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Published December, 2008
By Kenneth G. Manton, Igor Akushevich, Julia Kravchenko and K.G. Manton
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Statistics for Biology and Health
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The purpose of this book is to examine the etiology of cancer in large human populations using mathematical models developed from an inter-disciplinary perspective of the population epidemiological, biodemographic, genetic and physiological basis of the mechanisms of cancer initiation and progression.

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Published December, 2008
By John D. Potter and Noralane M. Lindor
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Cancer Genetics
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Genetic susceptibility refers to how variations in a person's genes increase or decrease his or her susceptibility to environmental factors, such as chemicals, radiation and lifestyle (diet and smoking).

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Published December, 2008
By Hunter H. Handsfield, Sevgi O. Aral, J.A. Lipshutz, Edward W. Hook,, III, John M. Douglas, Judith A. Lipshutz, H. H. Handsfield and E. W. J. Hook
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Before AIDS, the role of behavioral interventions in preventing transmission of sexually transmitted diseases was acknowledged in text books and journals but rarely promoted effectively in public health practice.

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Published December, 2008
By Sandro Galea and David Vlahov
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Thorough analysis of different populations in urban settings and specific health considerations Useful section on methods for the research audience. Applied in nature with section on prevention and interventions There are over 100 urban health centers in North America and there are no thorough, up-to-date ressources.

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