Biblioteca de Recursos
"Errors in Descriptive Statistics and in Interpreting Probability Values"
By Tom Lang. From the series "Common Statistical Errors Even YOU Can Find", published in the AMWA [American Medical Writers Association] Journal.
"Errors in Multivariate Analyses and in Interpreting Differences between Groups"
By Tom Lang.
"Errors in Data Displays"
By Tom Lang.
Statistics at Square One, 9th edition
Easy-to-understand textbook of basic (and not-so-basic) statistics. By T D V Swinscow; revised by M J Campbell. Openly accessible. Has a medical emphasis but also is applicable to other fields. Although more recent editions can be bought, still suffices for many uses.
"Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Communicable Disease Control: Selected readings and references"
Annotated bibliography of print resources. About 5 pages long. Used by the World Health Organization (WHO). Includes many classic works. Newer editions of some listed works might be available.
Writing Case Reports
Main slides from a presentation at the Workshop on Medical Writing and Publication, Bangladesh Society of Medicine, December 2011. Provides guidance in writing and publishing medical case reports.
Writing Other Types of Journal Items
Main slides from a presentation at the Workshop on Medical Writing and Publication, Bangladesh Society of Medicine, December 2011. Discusses writing review articles, editorials, letters to the editor, and essays.
Writing and Using Press Releases
From the Health Reporting Workshop for Health Professionals and Journalists, Accra, Ghana, 21-22 November 2011.
Effective Teaching of Health Reporting: Lectures and More
From the train-the-trainer workshop 23 November 2011 (held after the Health Reporting Workshop for Health Professionals and Journalists, Accra, Ghana, 21-22 November 2011).
Preparing for Media Interviews
From the Health Reporting Workshop for Health Professionals and Journalists, Accra, Ghana, 21-22 November 2011. Includes tips both for reporters and for people being interviewed.