Know your chances : understanding health statistics
"Every day we are bombarded by television ads, public service announcements, and media reports warning of dire risks to our health and offering solutions to help us lower those risks. But many of these messages are incomplete, misleading, or exaggerated, leaving us misinformed and confused. Know Your Chances shows readers how to sort through this daily barrage by teaching them how to interpret the numbers behind the messages. This volume will foster communication between patients and doctors and impart the basic critical-thinking skills necessary for navigating today's bewildering health landscape."--BOOK JACKET
Print Book, English, ©2009
University of California Press, Berkeley, ©2009