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TitlePapers and articles from 1960-1965
Date1960-1965
DescriptionTopics include mathematical modelling to study data from undeveloped areas and clinical trials for medicine to cure bronchitis and migraines.

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‘The graduation of fertility distributions by polynomial functions’ published in Population Studies Volume 14 Number 2 (November 1960)

‘The construction of life tables from child survivorship ratios’ presented at the International Population Conference, IUSSP, New York (1961)

‘Summary of discussion on nature of mathematical models’ presented at the International Population Conference, IUSSP, New York (1961)

‘Clinical trial of methyl cysteine hydrochloride in chronic bronchitis’ by William Brass, K.N.V. Palmer and M.R. Geake, published in the British Medical Journal Volume 1 (3 February 1962)

‘The clinical significance of the complement-fixation test in thyrotoxicosis’ by William Brass and W. Buchanan-Watson et al., published in Endocrine Volume 24 (1962)

‘Methods of collecting demographic statistics in Africa’ presented at United Nations Economic & Social Council (Economic Commission of Africa) seminar on Population Problems in Africa, Cairo (November 1962)

‘Multiple disorders in the elderly’ by William Brass, L.A. Wilson and I.R. Lawson, published in Lancet (27 October 1962)

‘Clinical trial of inhaled ergotamine tartrate in migraine’ by William Brass, J. Crooks and S.A. Stephen, published in the British Medical Journal Volume 1 (25 January 1964)

‘Occupational Prognosis’ by William Brass and R. Deans Weir, published in British Journal of Preventative & Social Medicine Volume 18 Number 2 (April 1964)

Book review of ‘The third child: a study in the prediction of fertility’ by Westoff, Potter and Sagi, published in The Millbank Memorial Fund Quarterly Volume 42 Number 3 Part 1 (July 1964)

‘Uses of census or survey data for the estimation of vital rates’ published in United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (1964)

‘Demography’: chapter of ‘The African World: a survey of social research’ edited by R. A. Lystad and F. A. Praeger by William Brass, F. Lorimer and E. Van de Walle (1965)

‘Methods of obtaining basic demographic measures where census and vital statistics registration systems are lacking or defective’ presented at United Nations World Population Conference, Belgrade (1965)

‘Working with deficient data’ published in New Scientist Volume 27 Number 458 (26 August 1965)
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