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Health and Lifestyle Separating the Truth from the Myth with Statistics /

The main message of this book is that people should be on their guard against both scare stories about risks to health, and claims for miracle cures of medical conditions. In the 21st century hardly a day passes without another article appearing in the media about a new treatment for a particular di...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Everitt, Brian S. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Copernicus, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Some Medical History, a Little Statistics and a Very Small Dose of Genetics
  • Treatments Good, Bad and Indifferent and How do we Tell? The Randomized Clinical Trial
  • Will Drinking Too Much Coffee Result in a Heart Attack? Risk Factors and Health
  • Let's Talk About Cancer
  • Food, Weight and Lifestyle: Is Eating too Much and Moving too Little Bad for Your Health?- Alternative Therapies; Magic, Miracles and Delusions
  • Epilogue.