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biostatistics /bio·sta·tis·tics/ (-stah-tis´tiks) biometry.
bi·o·sta·tis·tics (b-st-tstks)
n.
The science of statistics applied to the analysis of biological or medical data.
biostatistics
[-stətis′tiks]
numeric data on births, deaths, diseases, injuries, and other factors affecting the general health and condition of human populations. Also called vital statistics.
biostatistics
vital statistics.


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M Manno, MSc, is Biostatistician, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto; Analyst, Institute for Work and Health; and Lecturer, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto.
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