Published May, 2008
By Dirk U. Pfeiffer, Timothy P. Robinson, Mark Stevenson, Kim B. Stevens, David J. Rogers and Archie C.A. Clements
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This book provides a practical, comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the use of spatial statistics in epidemiology - the study of the incidence and distribution of diseases. Spatial analytical methods in conjunction with GIS and remotely sensed data can provide insights into the patterns and processes that underlie disease transmission.

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Published May, 2008
By Alan Schwartz and George Bergus
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Decision making is a key activity, perhaps the most important activity, in the practice of healthcare. This book translates the research and theory from the science of decision making into clinically useful tools and principles that can be applied by clinicians in the field.

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Published May, 2008
By Timothy R. Rebbeck, Christine B. Ambrosone, Peter G. Shields, Julian Little, Cornelia Ulrich, Christopher P. Wild, Peter Kraft, Stephen Chanock, Jason Moore and Montserrat Garcia-Closas
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press Inc)
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Covering design considerations, measurement issues, and methods of statistical inference, and filled with scientific tables, equations, and pictures, Molecular Epidemiology: Applications in Cancer and Other Human Diseases presents a solid, single-source foundation for conducting and interpreting molecular epidemiological studies.

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Published May, 2008
By Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Published May, 2008
By Heather A. Walsh-Haney, Michael W. Warren and Laurel Freas
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press Inc)
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Compiles some of the best practices of policies, procedures, and protocols of different laboratories across the world. This book considers physical plant demands, equipment needs, staffing, ethical issues, and the process of certification with the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors.

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Published April, 2008
By Z. Feng, Fred Brauer, Pauline Driessche, Jianhong Wu, L.J.S. Allen, C.T. Bauch, Carlos Castillo-Chavez, D. Earn, M.A. Lewis, J. Li, Pauline van den Driessche, J. Wu, C. Castillo-Chavez, M. Martcheva, M. Nuno, J. Watmough, M.J. Wonham and P. Yan
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Lecture Notes in Mathematics
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Based on lecture notes, this volume offers a comprehensive introduction to ideas and techniques in modeling infectious diseases, for the comparison of strategies to plan for an anticipated epidemic or pandemic, and to deal with a disease outbreak in real time.

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Published April, 2008
By Bernard Faye and Yuriy Sinyavskiy
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security
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Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Impact of Pollution on Animal Products Almaty, Kazakhstan 27-30 September 2007

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Published April, 2008
By David W. Hosmer, Stanley Lemeshow, Susanne May and DW Hosmer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
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This book fills this gap, providing a comprehensive, self-contained introduction to regression modeling used in the analysis of time-to-event data in epidemiological, biostatistical, and other health-related research.

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Published April, 2008
By Bernard Faye and Yuriy Sinyavskiy
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security
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Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Impact of Pollution on Animal Products Almaty, Kazakhstan 27-30 September 2007

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Published April, 2008
By Chris Wild, Paolo Vineis, Seymour Garte and C Wild
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (John Wiley & Sons Inc)
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Epidemiology increasingly relies on laboratory-generated biomarker data, and an understanding of disease mechanisms is increasingly important in elucidating aetiology. Eagerly awaited, this book is the first in many years to bridge the gap between molecular biology and epidemiology.

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