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BL
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| Record Number
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1044022
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b798392
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| Main Entry
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Smith, Ronald Dee,1943-
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| Title & Author
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Veterinary clinical epidemiology /\ Ronald D. Smith.
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| Edition Statement
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3rd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Boca Raton :: CRC/Taylor & Francis,, 2006.
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| Page. NO
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259 pages :: illustrations, map ;; 26 cm
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| ISBN
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0849315662
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: 9780849315664
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0824702743
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-249) and index.
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| Contents
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Defining the limits of normality -- Evaluation of diagnostic tests -- Use of diagnostic tests -- Measuring the commonness of disease -- Risk assessment and prevention -- Measuring and communicating prognoses -- Design and evaluation of clinical trials -- Statistical significance -- Medical ecology and outbreak investigation -- Measuring and expressing occurrence -- Establishing cause -- Source and transmission of disease agents -- The cost of disease.
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| Abstract
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"Veterinary Clinical Epidemiology, Third Edition provides veterinary students, practitioners, and researchers with the knowledge and tools to understand and critically assess medical literature that is fundamental to the treatment of animal patients. With its extensive glossary and cross-listed index, it also serves as a superior reference on epidemiology."--Jacket.
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| Subject
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Veterinary clinical epidemiology.
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Épidémiologie clinique vétérinaire.
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Veterinary clinical epidemiology.
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Epidemiologic Methods-- veterinary.
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| Dewey Classification
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636.089/44
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| LC Classification
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SF780.9.S62 2006
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2005 M-851
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SF 780.9S657v 2006
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