Multivariate Methods in Epidemiology

by Theodore R. Holford

Book Overview

The basis for much of medical public health practice comes from epidemiological research. This text describes current statistical tools that are used to analyze the association between possible risk factors and the actual risk of disease. Beginning with a broad conceptual framework on the disease process, it describes commonly used techniques for analyzing proportions and disease rates. These are then extended to model fitting, and the common threads...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195124405
• ISBN13: 9780195124408
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.4"