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100 1 _aWoloshin, Steve.
245 1 0 _aKnow your chances :
_bunderstanding health statistics /
_cSteven Woloshin, Lisa M. Schwartz, and H. Gilbert Welch.
260 _aBerkeley :
_bUniversity of California Press,
_cc2008.
300 _a142 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 133-137) and index.
505 0 _aUnderstanding 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?
650 0 _aHealth risk assessment
_vPopular works.
650 0 _aMedical statistics
_vPopular works.
700 1 _aSchwartz, Lisa M.
700 1 _aWelch, H. Gilbert.
856 4 2 _zContributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0914/2008026119-b.html
856 4 2 _zPublisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0914/2008026119-d.html
856 4 1 _zTable of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0914/2008026119-t.html
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