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Chapter 1 - Data Analysis and Medical Statistics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2019

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Andrew Biffen  and
David Ashton-Cleary
Edited by
Hozefa Ebrahim  and
David Ashton-Cleary
Hozefa Ebrahim
Affiliation:
University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation NHS Trust
David Ashton-Cleary
Affiliation:
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
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You are anaesthetizing for a list of total knee replacements and wonder whether there is evidence as to whether femoral nerve block makes any difference to post-operative pain. You conduct a literature review and turn up some studies.

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Maths, Physics and Clinical Measurement for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care , pp. 1 - 24
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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