ABSTRACT

This invaluable, jargon-free guide to essential medical terminology in an accessible A-Z format is ideal for medical, allied health and biomedical science students and researchers, clinicians and health care practitioners. Avoiding the complex language that is so often a feature of statistics and research methodology, this text provides clear and succinct explanations, clarifying meaning and showing the interdependencies between important concepts. This edition includes enhanced explanations of statistical concepts and methods—including more illustrative content—for greater accessibility. The book makes frequent use of examples from the medical literature, with reference to landmark studies, ensuring clinical relevance. It remains an ideal aid to accompany the reading and critical appraisal of medical and health care literature, now widely recognized to be a practical lifelong skill required by all health professionals throughout undergraduate and postgraduate studies and during clinical practice.

chapter 1|22 pages

A

chapter 2|19 pages

B

chapter 3|54 pages

C

chapter 4|15 pages

D

chapter 5|18 pages

E

chapter 6|14 pages

F

chapter 7|10 pages

G

chapter 8|9 pages

H

chapter 9|13 pages

I

chapter 10|5 pages

J

chapter 11|4 pages

K

chapter 12|20 pages

L

chapter 13|24 pages

M

chapter 14|12 pages

N

chapter 15|11 pages

O

chapter 16|40 pages

P

chapter 17|4 pages

Q

chapter 18|26 pages

R

chapter 19|37 pages

S

chapter 20|11 pages

T

chapter 21|3 pages

U

chapter 22|5 pages

V

chapter 23|4 pages

W

chapter 24|1 pages

X

chapter 25|1 pages

Y

chapter 26|2 pages

Z