Clinical epidemiology : how to do clinical practice research / R. Brian Haynes ... [et al.].
Material type: TextPublication details: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2006.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xv, 496 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:- 9780781745246
- 0781745241
- 9780781745246
- 614.4 22
- RA652 .C45 2006
- WA 950
Includes bibliographical references.
Forming research questions -- Conducting systematic reviews -- Finding information about the burden of disease -- An introduction to performing therapeutic trials -- The tactics of performing therapeutic trials -- The principles behind the tactics of performing therapeutic trials -- Performing quality improvement studies -- Evaluating diagnostic tests -- Determining prognosis and creating clinical decision rules -- Assessing claims of causation -- Generating measurements, especially for the quality of life -- Becoming a successful clinician-investigator -- Preparing a research protocol to improve its chances for success -- Collecting data online -- Analyzing data -- Preparing reports for publication and responding to reviewers' comments -- Dealing with the media.
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