UID:
edocfu_9959238049202883
Format:
1 online resource (192 p.)
ISBN:
0-19-164604-0
,
0-19-164603-2
Content:
Is it sensible to screen for breast or prostate cancer? Should the locations of cancer clusters be made available to the general public? When a doctor wants to perform major surgery and there's no chance for a second opinion, do you agree?The answers to these questions are not as black and white as they may first appear. Medical Illuminations presents thirteen contemporary medical topics, from the diminishing value of mammograms to how to decide if a hip needs to be replaced, to understanding cancer maps. In each case it illustrates how modern tools of statistical thinking and statistical grap
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
,
pt. 1. Communicating with the public -- pt. 2. Some advances -- pt. 3. Another hindrance to progress.
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-966879-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-299-79453-X
Language:
English
