Biostatistics
"Biostatistics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The application of STATISTICS to biological systems and organisms involving the retrieval or collection, analysis, reduction, and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data.
| Descriptor ID |
D056808
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.740.237
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| Concept/Terms |
Biostatistics- Biostatistics
- Biological Statistics
- Biological Statistic
- Statistic, Biological
- Statistics, Biological
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Biostatistics" by people in Profiles.
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Staggs VS. Reliability assessment of a hospital quality measure based on rates of adverse outcomes on nursing units. Stat Methods Med Res. 2017 Dec; 26(6):2951-2961.