Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, CDROM, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 749 g
Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, CDROM, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 749 g
ISBN: 978-0-7817-4524-6
Verlag: PAPERBACKSHOP UK IMPORT
The Third Edition of this popular text focuses on clinical-practice research methods. It is written by clinicians with experience in generating and answering researchable questions about real-world clinical practice and health care—the prevention, treatment, diagnosis, prognosis, and causes of diseases, the measurement of quality of life, and the effects of innovations in health services. The book has a problem-oriented and protocol-based approach and is written at an introductory level, emphasizing key principles and their applications.
A bound-in CD-ROM contains the full text of the book to help the reader locate needed information.
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PART ONE: Performing Clinical Research
- Forming Research Questions. 3
- Conducting Systematic Reviews. 15
- Finding Information About the Burden of Disease. 49
- An Introduction to Performing Therapeutic Trials. 59
- The Tactics of Performing Therapeutic Trials. 66
- The Principles Behind the Tactics of Performing
Therapeutic Trials. 173
- Testing Quality Improvement Interventions. 244
- Evaluating Diagnostic Tests. 273
- Determining Prognosis and Creating
Clinical Decision Rules. 323
- Assessing Claims of Causation. 356
- Generating Outcome Measurements, Especially
for Quality of Life. 388
PART TWO: Becoming a Clinical Researcher
- Becoming a Successful Clinician-Investigator. 415
- Preparing a Research Protocol to Improve
its Chances for Success. 429
- Online Data Collection. 440
- Analyzing Data. 446
- Preparing Reports for Publication and Responding
to Reviewers' Comments. 461
- Dealing with the Media. 474
Index. 487
