Epidemiology and biostatistics

Gerhard Garhöfer; Leopold Schmetterer

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-27347-1_14

Epidemiology and biostatistics

Gerhard Garhöfer^*, Leopold Schmetterer

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Medical University of Vienna

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Epidemiology and biostatistics are the main tools to collect, analyze and interpret data in order to draw valid scientific conclusions on the causes and consequences of diseases. The following chapter will give the reader a brief overview on how epidemiological data are gained and analyzed. Furthermore, the chapter will briefly cover the importance of biostatistics in the interpretation of study data as well as possible pitfalls.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Clinical Pharmacology
Subtitle of host publication	Current Topics and Case Studies: Second Edition
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	219-232
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319273471
ISBN (Print)	9783319273457
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27347-1_14
Publication status	Published - Mar 15 2016
Externally published	Yes

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