Statistics: A Guide to the Biological and Health Sciences Articles Barlett, S., Maurice Epidemics Brown, W., B., Jr. Statistics, Scientific Method, and Smoking Dixon, J., W. Setting Dosage Levels Gilbert, P., John; McPeek, Buckman; Mosteller, Frederick How Frequently do Innovations Succeed in Surgery and Anesthesia? Keyfitz, Nathan How Crowded will we Become? Meier, Paul The Biggest Public Experiment Ever: The 1954 Field Trial of the Salk Poliomyelitis Vaccine Moses, E., Lincoln; Mosteller, Frederick Safety of Anesthetics Phillips, P., David Deathday and Birthday: An Unexpected Connection References Titles Preface