Mortality, Morbidity and Health Statistics

A guide through the world of medical statistics for those who routinely use them and those who have an occasional need as well as for those generating statistics. Principal areas covered are primary information source, validity, statistical techniques, presentation, publications and uses. There is an introduction covering methods of collection and interpretation and a concluding chapter emphasizing the need for "ad hoc" surveys to complement routine data collection This is an international guide which should be of use to epidemiologists and medical researchers.