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Department of Biostatistics

Faculty in the Department of Biostatistics contribute to the theory and practice of statistical science as it is applied to the biomedical and health sciences. Current departmental research includes the development of statistical and computing methods for clinical trials, epidemiologic research, statistical aspects of the study of AIDS and cancer, and health risk analysis.

Affiliation: Harvard School of Public Health
Web site: http://www.biostat.harvard.edu/

Recent articles about Department of Biostatistics

How often should women get mammograms? (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, February 22, 2005)
Biostatisticians crunch data vital to AIDS research, genetics (Harvard Public Health Now, January 11, 2002)

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