本书是专门为医学生和初学临床研究方法者编写的流行病学和生物统计学的简明介绍。它介绍了流行病学和生物统计学的核心概念，并以大量临床文献中的实例加以说明。本书是市场上唯一一本用通俗易懂的语言和实例直接与医学生和初学生物医学研究者对话的书。

新更新的第二版进行了广泛的改写，提供了最清晰的解释和例子。此外，还有一本姊妹教材，即150道习题的工作手册，可以与本教材同时购买。作者继续提供了一个吸引人的快节奏和简明扼要的文本，用于医学院等精简课程的教学。

This is a concise introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics written specifically for medical students and first-time learners of clinical research methods. It presents the core concepts of epidemiology and of biostatistics and illustrates them with extensive examples from the clinical literature. It is the only book on the market written to speak directly to medical students and first-time biomedical researchers by using language and examples that are easy to understand.

This newly updated second edition is extensively rewritten to provide the clearest explanations and examples. There is also a sister-text, a 150-problem workbook of practice problems that can be purchased alongside this textbook. The author continues to provide a text that is attractively fast-paced and concise for use in condensed courses, such as those taught in medical school.