How to report statistics in medicine : annotated guidelines for authors, editors, and reviewers / Thomas A. Lang, Michelle Secic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lang, Thomas A. (Thomas Allen)

Contributor:

Secic, Michelle, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical statistics.

Medical writing.

Writing.

Statistics as Topic.

Medical Subjects:

Writing.

Statistics as Topic.

Physical Description:

xxii, 490 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : American College of Physicians, [2006]

Summary:

How to Report Statistics in Medicine presents a comprehensive and comprehensible set of guidelines for reporting the statistical analyses and research designs and activities commonly used in biomedical research. Containing elements of a reference book, a style manual, a dictionary, an encyclopedia, and a text book, it is the standard guide in the fields of medical writing, scientific publications, and evidence-based medicine throughout the world. Features: Specific, detailed guidelines for reporting and interpreting statistics and research designs and activities in biomedical science. Sample presentations that guide you in reporting statistics correctly and completely. Coverage of current and emerging topics in statistics and trial design. Written by a senior medical writer and a senior biostatistician, the text is both clear and accurate, and the information is complete and pragmatic. Designed for anyone who needs to interpret or report statistics in medicine.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-473) and index.

ISBN:

1930513690

OCLC:

70673275

Publisher Number:

9781930513693