LibGuides: SoHP: Biostatistics Resources: Accessing E-Books

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Selected E-Books

Bayesian Filter Design for Computational Medicine by Dilranjan S. Wickramasuriya; Rose T. Faghih
ISBN: 9783031471032
Publication Date: 2024-03-30
This book serves as a tutorial that explains how different state estimators (Bayesian filters) can be built when all or part of the observations are binary.
Exploring Medical Statistics by Geeta Arora (Editor); Sarabjit Singh (Editor); Homan Emadifar (Editor)
ISBN: 9798369326565
Publication Date: 2024-07-18
In today's data-driven world, understanding and interpreting statistical information is more critical than ever, especially in medicine, where statistical methods are used to design and analyze clinical trials, study the distribution of disease in populations, and develop new treatments. In the era of evidence-based medicine, Exploring Medical Statistics: Biostatistics, Clinical Trials, and Epidemiology addresses the critical need for a grasp of statistical concepts. This book delves into biostatistics, clinical trials, and epidemiology, offering a robust foundation for understanding and interpreting statistical information in medicine.
Generalized Linear Mixed Models with Applications in Agriculture and Biology by Josafhat Salinas Ruíz; Osval Antonio Montesinos López; Gabriela Hernández Ramírez; Jose Crossa Hiriart
ISBN: 9783031327995
Publication Date: 2023-08-17
This open access book offers an introduction to mixed generalized linear models with applications to the biological sciences, basically approached from an applications perspective, without neglecting the rigor of the theory.
The Health Information Workforce by Nieminen, Pentti
ISBN: 3036500987
Publication Date: 2021-11-11
This book emphasizes the practical aspects of new data analysis methods, and provides insight into new challenges in biostatistics, epidemiology, health sciences, dentistry, and clinical medicine
Principles of Epidemiology for Advanced Nursing Practice by Mary Beth Zeni
ISBN: 1284154947
Publication Date: 2021
Principles of Epidemiology for Advanced Nursing Practice: A Population Health Perspective provides students and practitioners with an overview of epidemiology concepts as well as the history, models and frameworks in use today.
Sensing Health by Mikki Kressbach
ISBN: 9780472076598
Publication Date: 2024-02-26
In the age of Apple Watches and Fitbits, the concept of "health" emerges through an embodied experience of a digital health device or platform, not simply through the biomedical data it provides. Sensing Health: Bodies, Data, and Digital Health Technologies analyzes popular digital health technologies as aesthetic experiences to understand how these devices and platforms have impacted the way individuals perceive their bodies, behaviors, health, and well-being.

Accessing E-Books

DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books This link opens in a new window
Content: Repository of multi-disciplinary scholarly, open access, peer-reviewed books.
Purpose: A single point of reference for finding open access, scholarly books online.
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EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Content: A multidisciplinary ebook collection downloadable for offline reading powered by EBSCO.
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Gale Health & Wellness Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Content: Comprehensive consumer health resource providing authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices.
Purpose: Provides background reading on health issues. Check the "Refereed publications" box to find peer-reviewed, scholarly articles.
Special Features: A broad collection of premier full-text reference works, Spanish editions of notable content and a Spanish-language search filter, streaming video, audio, and images
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Health and Wellness Resource Center (GALE) provides access to articles, medical encyclopedias, pamphlets, and videos on health, fitness, and nutrition.
IGI Global InfoSci Books This link opens in a new window
Content: Books, chapters, and peer-reviewed content about a diverse range of topics.
Purpose: Users may access full text, and authoritative information about many topics.
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Content: Open-access articles and book chapters covering arts, humanities, business, education, government, health, medicine, and psychology.
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NavigatorSearch This link opens in a new window
Content: Scholarly journals, e-books, videos and more.
Purpose: A key multidisciplinary database for most topics. It is one of the library’s main search engines and the most comprehensive single search.
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Project Gutenberg Online Catalog This link opens in a new window
Open access e-book database. Use to find primary sources in e-book format including epub and kindle functioning. Includes older works.
PubMed Central This link opens in a new window
Content: Includes citations to millions of biomedical journal articles, as well as some books, book chapters, and reports.
Purpose: An essential database for biomedical and health topics
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Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
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