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Jan. 09, 2009
Understanding Medical Statistics
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| Relative risk? Survival rates? In this segment, we'll try to parse the language of medical studies and talk about how researchers and doctors interpret medical data. We'll talk with two experts about risk, and the illnesses you'll probably NEVER get, no matter how alarming they sound. |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
Guests
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Lisa M. Schwartz
Professor, Dartmouth Medical School
General Internist, Department of Veterans Affairs
Co-author, " Know Your Chances: Understanding Health Statistics," (University of California Press, 2008)
White River Junction, Vermont -
Steven Woloshin
General Internist, Department of Veterans Affairs
Professor, Dartmouth Medical School
Codirector, Center for Medicine and Media, Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Co-author, " Know Your Chances: Unde
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Know Your Chances: Understanding Health Statistics
by Steven Woloshin M.D.M.S., Lisa M. Schwartz M.D.M.S., H. Gilbert Welch M.D. M.P.H.
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