Methods in Biomedical Informatics: A Pragmatic Approach

Sarkar, Indra Neil

ISBN 10: 0124016782 / ISBN 13: 9780124016781

Published by Academic Press (edition 1), 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Methods in Biomedical Informatics: A Pragmatic Approach
• Publisher: Academic Press (edition 1)
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0124016782
• ISBN 13: 9780124016781
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Beginning with a survey of fundamental concepts associated with data integration, knowledge representation, and hypothesis generation from heterogeneous data sets, Methods in Biomedical Informatics provides a practical survey of methodologies used in biological, clinical, and public health contexts. These concepts provide the foundation for more advanced topics like information retrieval, natural language processing, Bayesian modeling, and learning classifier systems. The survey of topics then concludes with an exposition of essential methods associated with engineering, personalized medicine, and linking of genomic and clinical data. Within an overall context of the scientific method, Methods in Biomedical Informatics provides a practical coverage of topics that is specifically designed for: (1) domain experts seeking an understanding of biomedical informatics approaches for addressing specific methodological needs; or (2) biomedical informaticians seeking an approachable overview of methodologies that can be used in scenarios germane to biomedical research.

• Contributors represent leading biomedical informatics experts: individuals who have demonstrated effective use of biomedical informatics methodologies in the real-world, high-quality biomedical applications
• Material is presented as a balance between foundational coverage of core topics in biomedical informatics with practical "in-the-trenches" scenarios.
• Contains appendices that function as primers on: (1) Unix; (2) Ruby; (3) Databases; and (4) Web Services.