| Description |
xv, 496 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
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4 3/4 in |
| 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 -- Testing quality improvement interventions -- Evaluating diagnostic tests -- Determining prognosis and creating clinical decision rules -- Assessing claims of causation -- Generating outcome measurements, especially for quality of life -- Becoming a successful clinician-investigator -- Preparing a research protocol to improve its chances for success -- Online data collection -- Analyzing data -- Preparing reports for publication and responding to reviewers' comments -- Dealing with the media |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows or MAC |
| Subject |
Clinical epidemiology.
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Medicine -- Research -- Epidemiology.
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Biomedical Research -- methods.
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Epidemiologic Methods.
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Research Design.
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| Author |
Haynes, R. Brian.
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| LC no. |
2005008293 |
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