Florence Nightingale (1820–1910): An Unexpected Master of Data

Florence Nightingale is known for her nursing skills in the Crimean War. This article shows how she used her mathematical and statistical knowledge to advise the British Army and government on the best approaches for medical data collection and management, thus significantly reducing mortality rates...

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Autor principal: Bradshaw, Noel-Ann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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People of Data
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7660360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33205102
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2020.100036
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7660360/
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