Clinical epidemiology : how to do clinical practice research / R. Brian Haynes ... [et al.].

By: Haynes, R. BrianContributor(s): Haynes, R. Brian | Sackett, David L | Guyatt, Gordon H | Tugwell, PeterPublisher: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2006Edition: 3rd edDescription: xv, 496 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN: 9780781745246; 0781745241Subject(s): Clinical epidemiology | Medicine -- Research -- Epidemiology | Biomedical Research -- methods | Epidemiologic Methods | Research DesignOnline resources: Table of contents | Publisher description
Contents:
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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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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