TY  - BOOK
AU  - Woloshin,Steve
AU  - Schwartz,Lisa M.
AU  - Welch,H.Gilbert
TI  - Know your chances: understanding health statistics 
SN  - 9780520252226 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - RA427.3 .W65 2008
U1  - 614.4/2 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Berkeley
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Health risk assessment
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Medical statistics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-137) and index; Understanding risk -- Putting risk in perspective -- Risk charts : a way to get perspective -- Judging the benefit of a health intervention -- Not all benefits are equal : understand the outcome -- Consider the downsides -- Do the benefits outweigh the downsides? -- Beware of exaggerated importance -- Beware of exaggerated certainty -- Who's behind the numbers?
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0914/2008026119-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0914/2008026119-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0914/2008026119-t.html
ER  -