Statistical Methods in Cancer Research : The Design and Analysis of Cohort Studies

Breslow, N. E.; Day, N. E.

ISBN 10: 9283201825 / ISBN 13: 9789283201823

Published by World Health Organization, 1986

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Statistical Methods in Cancer Research : The Design and Analysis of Cohort Studies
• Publisher: World Health Organization
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9283201825
• ISBN 13: 9789283201823
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Together with Volume I, this work provides a comprehensive account of the major types of studies in cancer epidemiology. Its scope ranges from an account of elementary and descriptive cohort analyses to the fitting of regression models for incidence rates with general risk functions. Particular attention is given to the use of a case-control approach embedded in a cohort study. As in the first volume, all methods are illustrated by examples from real studies, and the data are appended to the text, enabling readers to rework the computations.

About the Author

N. E. Breslow, Professor and Chairman, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle. N. E. Day, Director, MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge, and former Chief, Unit of Biostatistics and Field Studies, IARC.