Epidemiology and biostatistics: fundamentals of research methodology
Journal Title: Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Epidemiology and statistics is an essential modern science whose understanding now forms a base of any research in any form. Epidemiology deals with the distribution and determinants of health-related states, while biostatistics is considered to be important in implementing statistical knowledge into the biomedical sciences. We have tried to capture the basics and essence of epidemiology and biostatistics.
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Dhrubajyoti Bhuyan, Neha Dua, Tejal Kothari
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